(Vocal Selections). Nominated for a 2009 Tony Award , title of show is a musical that documents its own creation by two Broadway fans who want to enter the New York Musical Theatre Festival and struggle to complete the show in only three and a half weeks. Our matching folio includes 12 piano/vocal arrangements: I Am Playing Me * Monkeys and Playbills * An Original Musical * September Song * Two Nobodies in New York * Untitled Opening Number * and more.

This hugely successful Off Broadway show played for almost three years at New York's Orpheum Theatre, winning an Obie award as the Best of the Season. Billed as "a musical about an old operetta"-Little Mary Sunshine gently spoofs such old-time favorites like "Rose Marie" and "Naughty Marietta"-but has a personality all its own. The plot is a little bit of everything: Colorado Rangers led by stalwart Captain Jim; the lovely Mary Sunshine, her 'naughty' maid Nancy; a chorus of gigling schoolgirls and the ominous but benevolent Indian chief. Hearts are won and lost and won again, in this delightful, laugh-filled and charming show. -- Publisher's description.

(Vocal Collection). This series is the world's most trusted source for great theatre literature for singing actors. Features of the series include: authentic editions for each song in the original key; songs chosen particularly for each voice type; selection of songs from classical and contemporary shows; notes about each show and song. This edition features 40 songs for the tenor voice, including: King Herod's Song * Lonely House * Not While I'm Around * On the Street Where You Live * Stranger in Paradise * Younger Than Springtime * and many more.

The life and times of Moony Shapiro, a songwriter who survived 69 years of whatever the 20th century might throw at him. This fictitious songwriter and his music provide an ideal spoof of musical revues.

Show Tunes fully chronicles the shows, songs, and careers of the major composers of the American musical theatre, from Jerome Kern's earliest interpolations to the latest hits on Broadway. Legendary composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein, and Sondheim have been joined by more recent songwriters like Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Flaherty, Michael John LaChiusa, and Adam Guettel. This majestic reference book covers their work, their innovations, their successes, and their failures. Show Tunes is simply the most comprehensive volume of its kind ever produced, and this newly revised and updated edition discusses almost 1,000 shows and 9,000 show tunes. The book has been called "a concise skeleton key to the Broadway musical" (Variety) and "a ground-breaking reference work with a difference" (Show Music)-or, as the Washington Post observed, "It makes you sing and dance all over your memory." The eagerly anticipated Fourth Edition, updated through May, 2009, features the entire theatrical output of forty of Broadway's leading composers, in addition to a wide selection of work by other songwriters. The listings include essential production data and statistics, the most extensive information available on published and recorded songs, and lively commentary on the shows, songs, and diverse careers. Based on meticulous research, the book also uncovers dozens of lost musicals-including shows that either closed out of town or were never headed for Broadway-and catalogs hundreds of previously unknown songs, including a number of musical gems that have been misplaced, cut, or forgotten. Informative, insightful, and provocative, Show Tunes is an essential guide for anyone interested in the American musical.

The word 'treasury' in this collection's title is well chosen. There are 91 all-time gems by many music greats. The songs come from the earliest revues of the pre-World War I years and continue right up to musicals of the 1990s.

What's a black girl from sunny Southern California to do? White people are blowing up black girls in Birmingham churches. Black people are shouting "Black is beautiful" while straightening their hair and coveting light skin. Viveca Stanton's answer: Slap on a bubbly smile and be as white as you can be! In a humorous and pointed coming-of-age story spanning the sixties through the nineties, Viveca blithely sails through the confusing worlds of racism, sexism and Broadway showbiz until she's forced to face the devastating effect self-denial has had on her life.

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, Broadway was notable for old-fashioned, feel-good shows (Hairspray, Jersey Boys), a number of family-friendly musicals (Little Women, Mary Poppins), plenty of revivals (Follies, Oklahoma!, Wonderful Town), a couple of off-the-wall hits (Avenue Q, Urinetown), several gargantuan flops (Dance of the Vampires, Lestat), and a few serious productions that garnered critical acclaim (The Light in the Piazza, Next to Normal). Unlike earlier decades which were dominated by specific composers, by a new form of musical theatre, or by numerous British imports, the decade is perhaps most notable for the rise of shows which poked fun at the musical comedy form, such as The Producers and Spamalot. In The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway from 2000 through the end of 2009. This book discusses the era’s major successes, notorious failures, and musicals that closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts. In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues with such performers as Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, and Martin Short. Each entry contains the following information: Plot summary Cast members Names of all important personnel, including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors Opening and closing dates Number of performances Critical commentary Musical numbers and the performers who introduced the songs Production data, including information about tryouts Source material Tony awards and nominations Details about London and other foreign productions Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including a discography, filmography, and published scripts, as well as lists of black-themed shows and Jewish-themed productions. This comprehensive book contains a wealth of information and provides a comprehensive view of each show. The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.

(Vocal Collection). Contents include: Always Starting Over from If/Then * Anywhere but Here from Honeymoon in Vegas * Asheville from Bright Star * Astonishing from Little Women * Burn from Hamilton * Five and a Half Minutes from The Woman Upstairs * Fly, Fly Away from Catch Me if You Can * Gimme Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie * The Girl Who Drove Away from The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown * The History of Wrong Guys from Kinky Boots * How Did We Come to This? from The Wild Party * How to Return Home from The Freshman Experiment * I Am Playing Me from title of show * I Can Do Better Than That from The Last Five Years * I'm Done from Rocky * I'm Not That Girl from Wicked * The Life of the Party from The Wild Party * Mama Who Bore Me from Spring Awakening * My Most Beautiful Day from Tuck Everlasting * Not for the Life of Me from Thoroughly Modern Millie * Once More I Can See from Wonderland * One Perfect Moment from Bring It On * Pulled from The Addams Family * Raining from Rocky * Safer from First Date * Say the Word from The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown * Show Off from The Drowsy Chaperone * Still Hurting from The Last Five Years * That Would Be Enough from Hamilton * There's a Fine, Fine Line from Avenue Q * Watch What Happens from Newsies * A Way Back to Then from title of show * Whatever Happened To My Part? from Monty Python's Spamalot * You Learn To Live Without from If/Then .

The Taxi Cabaret follows six people in their twenties during their first year in New York City. Scott, an aspiring novelist, discovers that you do not have to suffer to write. Mark and Sara test their relationship when they move in together. Zach lives an E-ZPass lifestyle, staying safely in the closet, while the eternally unlucky but relentlessly optimistic Karen falls for him, only to have her heart broken. C.C. is an actress/temp who longs for something in her life that will last more than sixteen bars.