Music-Genres & Styles-Musicals

It began as an artist's desperate desire to express himself inside a worldwide pandemic, but in one year's time it has grown into a theater industry and country-wide outlet for healing, grief, justice, and hope in the theater community.The Covid-19 pandemic revealed what a...

(Easy Piano Songbook). 50 simply arranged, must-know Broadway favorites are featured in this collection of easy piano arrangements. Includes: All I Ask of You * Anything Goes * Cabaret * Consider Yourself * Don't Cry for Me Argentina * Edelweiss * Getting to Know...

From West Side Story in 1957 to Road Show in 2008, the musicals of Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021) and his collaborators have challenged the conventions of American musical theater and expanded the possibilities of what musical plays can do, how they work, and what they...

This updated edition of one of the bestselling and comprehensive Broadway reference books, has been expanded to include many of the most important and memorable productions of American musical theater, including revivals. The ninth edition documents important musicals produced since the end of the...

Winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama "To watch this show is to enter, by some urgent, bawdy magic, an ecstatic and infinitely more colorful version of the famous surreal lithograph by M. C. Escher: the hand that lifts from the page, becoming...

(Vocal Selections). 17 selections from the critically acclaimed musical about Alexander Hamilton which debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales. Our collection features 17 selections in piano/vocal format from the music penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda, including: Alexander Hamilton *...

A captivating, richly illustrated full account of the making of the ground-breaking movie classic West Side Story (1961). A major hit on Broadway, on film West Side Story became immortal-a movie different from anything that had come before, but this cinematic victory came at...

Celebrate your love of Broadway with this quirky collection of recipes inspired by your favorite musicals from The Sound of Music to Hamilton. There's nothing quite like dinner and a show, but tonight's menu is guaranteed to be a real crowd-pleaser. From Tara Theoharis,...

A New York Times Bestseller For almost a century, Americans have been losing their hearts and losing their minds in an insatiable love affair with the American musical. It often begins in childhood in a darkened theater, grows into something more serious for high...

(Piano Solo Selections). Play 10 favorites from the smash Broadway musical These carefully-crafted piano solo arrangements are fun to play and faithful to the original performances. Songs: Alexander Hamilton * Burn * Dear Theodosia * Helpless * It's Quiet Uptown * My Shot *...

A Chorus Line is purely and simply magnificent, capturing the very soul of our musical theatre. - Martin Gottfried - In case you missed A Chorus Line on Broadway, you can still catch it between the hard covers ... the first volume to contain...

In the mid-twentieth century, The Bluebell Girls-dancers known particularly for their height and glamorous appearance-were recognized and admired throughout much of the world. At any one time, troupes appeared on several continents in a multitude of venues: theaters, clubs, on TV, at the Lido...

Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II New book by Douglas Carter Beane Original book by Oscar Hammerstein II In March 2013, a new Rodgers and Hammerstein musical opened on Broadway - new to Broadway, but based on a TV musical first...

This 1995 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical was inspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. A complex work revolving around a fictionalized Seurat immersed in single-minded concentration while painting the masterpiece, the production has evolved into...

(Easy Piano Vocal Selections). 9 selections from the critically acclaimed blockbuster musical about Alexander Hamilton which debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales. This collection features easy piano arrangements of the music penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda, including: Alexander Hamilton...

A full-color gallery with over 150 photos of the original Broadway production; color costume and set designs and sketches; the complete back-story of the production from concept to launch to hit musical; artists at the helm: the crossing from fact to fiction; a brief...

"A landmark musical, one of those few shows that enter the permanent lore of the theatre by altering the vocabulary of dramatic possibilities." -Time "There's never been a franker, more sophisticated work written for the musical stage." -San Francisco Examiner "With a deliberately episodic,...

Come along backstage and peek inside the spectacular and sometimes scandalous world of musical theatre.From The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music to Mamma Mia and Les Mis駻ables, fall in love all over again with selections from every era of musical theatre....

Praise from Jesse Green, New York Times Chief Theater Critic, Arts, in the 2023 Holiday Gift Guide: "From A (the director George Abbott) to Y ('You Could Drive a Person Crazy'), The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia, by Rick Pender, offers an astonishingly comprehensive look, in...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, La La Land tells the story of Mia Emma Stone, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian Ryan Gosling, a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and...

(Fake Book). This amazing new collection features nearly 650 Broadway songs arranged with melody, lyrics and chords for C instruments. Definitely a must-own resource for any gigging or auditioning musician or actor Includes: All I Ask of You * Always Look on the Bright...

Come From Away: Welcome to the Rock - a fully illustrated companion volume to the hit Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, featuring the book and lyrics for the first time in print, backstage stories and the real history behind the show's events, character design sketches,...

Hairspray is the 2003 Tony Award(R) winner for Best Musical! Based on filmmaker John Waters' affectionately subversive homage to his Baltimore youth, Hairspray takes place in 1962. Chubby Tracy Turnblad (Marissa Jaret Winokur, 2003 Tony winner for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in...

"Nothing quite prepares you for the disturbing brilliance of Assassins." -David Richards, The New York Times "Dark, demented humor, as horrifying as it is hilarious." -Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press "Intelligent and thrilling musical theatre. Dazzling in its originality." -Ken Mandelbaum, Theaterweek Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking...

The only official companion book to the Tony Award winner for Best Musical from the creators of South Park and the co-creator of Avenue Q. Features the complete script and song lyrics, with 4-color spot illustrations throughout, an original introduction by the creators, and...

(Strum & Sing Guitar). Hamilton: unplugged and pared-down to get to the simple eloquence and genius of the songs. This unique collection features ten songs from the Broadway smash presented with just chords and lyrics. These easy-to-play arrangements are designed for both aspiring and...

Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony for Best...

Based on the electrifying novel by Bret Easton Ellis, the musical tells the story of Patrick Bateman, a young and handsome Wall Street banker with impeccable taste and unquenchable desires. Patrick and his elite group of friends spend their days in chic restaurants, exclusive...

(Vocal Selections). 14 songs from the Broadway musical featuring songs penned by popular singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles and arranged with vocal line and piano accompaniment. Includes: Bad Idea * Everything Changes * I Didn't Plan It * It Only Takes a Taste * The Negative...

"Throwing caution to the winds, I assert that A Little Night Music comes as close as possible to being the perfect romantic comedy musical." -Brendan Gill, The New Yorker "Heady, civilized, sophisticated and enchanting. Good God! An adult musical." -Clive Barnes, The New York...

(Vocal Collection). Volume 6 continues the traditions of this series, with songs in original keys in authentic versions, categorized by voice type. Each book has a unique song list, mixing contemporary and classic theatre material, and plot notes about each show and song. Contents:...

Based on the music from the ever-popular Swedish pop group ABBA, this show tells three wonderful love stories of family and friends on a mythical Greek island. Our folio features eight pages of color photos. Titles: Dancing Queen * Gimme Gimme Gimme * Mamma...

Experience the original musical from Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, which is now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine and Johnny Depp, and directed by Rob Marshall. Winner of three Tony Awards, including...

(Easy Piano Vocal Selections). A dozen easy piano arrangements from the Tony Award-nominated 2015 musical adapted from the popular 2003 silver screen production of the same name. Our folio includes the new songs with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Glenn Slater...

Winner Best Revival of a Musical - 2010 Tony(R) Awards WINNER Outstanding Revival of a Musical - 2010 Outer Critics Circle Award WINNER Outstanding Revival of a Musical - 2010 Drama Desk Award WINNER Best Musical - 1984 Tony(R) Awards Much revived, most recently...

The local and regional shows staged throughout America use musical theater's inherent power of deception to cultivate worldviews opposed to mainstream ideas. Jake Johnson reveals how musical theater between the coasts inhabits the middle spaces between professional and amateur, urban and rural, fact and...

The innovative new musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Book and is soon to be a Spike Lee film. "Smashes Broadway clich駸 with an electric guitar and the funniest libretto I can remember." - New York Passing Strange was nominated for...

Alfred is pleased to present selections from the Academy Award-nominated film Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. With music written by Danny Elfman, this songbook provides lyrics, melody lines, and chord changes, with professionally arranged piano accompaniments for many of the songs in the film. Titles:...

Written by Barry Singer--one of contemporary musical theater's most authoritative chroniclers--Ever After was originally published in 2003 as a history of the previous twenty-five years in musical theater, on and off Broadway. This new edition extends the narrative, taking readers from 2004 to the...

The musical tale of a domineering stage mother's inadvertent creation of a burlesque stripper, now available in paperback for the first time.Author: Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, Jule StyneISBN-10: 1559360860ISBN-13: 9781559360869Publisher: Theatre Communications GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1994Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.30d

10 for 10 Sheet Music: Movie Hits contains some of the most famous and fun-to-play motion picture themes ever written. From beautiful ballads to mighty orchestral themes, these pieces will take you and your audience on an adventure through some of the greatest musical...

(Vocal Selections). A dozen vocal selections presented for the hit musical which opened on Broadway in March 2015, presented in vocal line arrangements with piano accompaniment. Includes: Welcome to the Renaissance * God, I Hate Shakespeare * Right Hand Man * A Musical *...

Sondheim in Our Time and His offers a wide-ranging historical investigation of the landmark works and extraordinary career of Stephen Sondheim, a career which has spanned much of the history of American musical theater. Each author uncovers those aspects of biography, collaborative process, and...

Libretto for the musical about a young New York couple.Author: Jason Robert BrownISBN-10: 1557837708ISBN-13: 9781557837707Publisher: Applause BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2011Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.40d

From his early work as lyricist for West Side Story to acclaimed creations such as A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as the most important figure in musical theater since the second...

(Easy Piano Vocal Selections). The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score and Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen has struck a remarkable chord with audiences and critics everywhere. With advanced ticket sales in excess of $20 million and its soundtrack debut at...

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). From Gershwin and Rodgers & Hammerstein to Stephen Schwartz & Stephen Sondheim, 100 timeless hits from the Great White Way are showcased in this book of classics in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar. Songs include: And All That Jazz * Beauty...

Contains the following songs: It All Comes Back (Opening) Welcome to Our House on Maple Avenue Come to the Fun Home Changing My Major Maps Raincoat of Love Ring of Keys Days and Days Telephone Wire Edges of the World Flying Away (Finale) Bonus...

American Musicals in Context: From the American Revolution to the 21st Century gives students a fresh look at history-based musicals, helping readers to understand the American story through one of the country's most celebrated art forms: the musical. With the hit musical Hamilton (2015)...

Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden defined beauty standards for the first half of the twentieth century. Brilliant innovators with humble roots, both were masters of self-invention who sacrificed everything to become the country's first major female entrepreneurs. They were also fierce competitors whose fifty-year...