musicals

Traces the history of the American musical theatre, highlights generations of shows, looks at noted composers, lyricists, directors, and choreographers, and examines the genre's current state of decline.

During their class trip to New York City, Sharpay and Ryan put on their dancing shoes and try out for a real Broadway musical while Gabriella and Taylor vie for scholarship money on a game show.

Sixth-grade soccer star Zibby gets the lead part in the school musical, then learns that her character has to kiss a boy. What can Zibby do to get out of smooching onstage?.

Seventeen-year-old KJ Miller, nice, smart, and pretty, has a knack for attracting socially clueless guys but cannot seem to grab the attention of Cameron Richardson, star of the basketball team, but when Tama Gold, queen of the popular crowd, joins her in staging the school play, she decides that KJ is too nice and offers to help her get cruel and win Cameron's heart.

Includes firsthand interviews, photographs, costume illustrations, and the libretta from the show.

In this sequel to "Street Dancer," twelve-year-old Fitzi, finally settled into a normal life after years of street performances with her parents, gets a chance to star in a Broadway musical.

Introduces readers to the various aspects of the movie-making industry with biographies of actors from around the world.