Theater Life

Blending a behind-the-scenes history of New York City’s Public Theater with an affecting remembrance of her husband, Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Public/Private is Gail Merrifield Papp’s enthralling and heartfelt memoir of a legendary theatrical institution.

As author Ethan Mordden looks back at Chicago's various moving parts - including the original 1926 play that started it all, a sexy silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, a talkie remake with Ginger Rogers, the musical itself, and at last the movie of the musical - we learn how the American theater serves as a kind of alternative news medium, a town crier warning the public about the racy, devious interior contradictions of American society. Opinionated, witty, and rich in backstage anecdotes, All That Jazz brings the American musical to life in all its artistry and excitement.

When spunky Maddy McGuire needs money to pay for horseback riding lessons, she decides to host a week-long pet camp. Despite many near-disasters, Maddy learns that raising the money itself was much of the fun and decides to try out different businesses. Throughout the series, she discovers skills that help her be a great entrepreneur, including organization, enthusiasm, math skills, and more.

A new and long-awaited novel exploring what happens when untested people are put to a hard test and in its aftermath find themselves in a newly uncertain world.

Mommie dearest...or is it daughter dearest? A recognizable teen star without a job, Olivia gets proactive. Dons a disguise and heads to a Hollywood benefit in Las Vegas in hopes of networking. She meets a producer who was tracked down by the father of a famous abducted girl. He wanted to share the young girl’s twisted secret diary. The producer insisted Olivia read it. "Spectacular stuff. Nothing like it." Not all mother-daughter relationships are loving. Abuse comes in all forms. And goes both ways. So does revenge, and jealousy. The aftermath is a wasteland.

After all the backstage ghost drama during Phantasm, things are quiet for the Backstagers of the St. Genesius School Drama Club - too quiet. But when that quiet is filled by a mysterious voice that haunts the Backstagers day and night, they set off on a globetrotting adventure to discover the ancient secrets of the legendary artifacts of the theater.

Before Tim Federle became a best-selling author and a Broadway playwright, he worked as a back-up dancer at the Super Bowl, a polar bear at Radio City, and a card-carrying chorus boy on Broadway. Life Is Like a Musical features 50 tips learned backstage, onstage, and in between gigs, with chapters such as "Dance Like Everyone's Watching" and "Save the Drama for the Stage". This charming and clever guide will appeal to all ages and inspire listeners to step into the lead roles of their own lives, even if they're not recovering theater majors.

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¡¿A quién le gustan las cucarachas?! Pues esta cucarachita, ¡les va a encantar! Esta tierna historia musical nos enseña que cultivar la paciencia nos premiará con el regalo del verdadero amor y la amistad.