{"product_id":"a-very-unusual-way-joshua-rosenblum-9798855807615","title":"A Very Unusual Way: Maury Yeston and His Singular Path to Broadway and Beyond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book-length study of the career and works of celebrated Broadway composer and lyricist Maury Yeston, creator of the Tony Award-winning musicals \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaury Yeston, the celebrated composer and lyricist of the Tony Award-winning musicals \u003ci\u003eNine, Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, has not, until now, been the subject of a full-length study of his career and work. Now, through this comprehensive text, readers can appreciate the full scope of Yeston's output and his place in musical theater history. \u003ci\u003eA Very Unusual Way\u003c\/i\u003e is a career chronicle combined with close examinations of some of Yeston's most noteworthy compositions, including songs from his famous musicals as well as his lesser-known works. Joshua Rosenblum gives behind-the-scenes accounts of Yeston's Broadway shows and appraises his songs with revelatory analyses that can be appreciated by musicians and lay readers alike. In addition to having full access to the composer's archive, the author conducted over a dozen interviews with Yeston, an unusually articulate, charming, and enlightening subject who offers priceless insights into his work and his process. The book also highlights the numerous well-known artistic figures and collaborators who have featured prominently in Yeston's life, including Stephen Sondheim, Placido Domingo, Federico Fellini, Jane Krakowski, Alan Jay Lerner, Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Menken, Mike Nichols, Barbra Streisand, Tommy Tune, and Jonathan Tunick. As a bonus, \"Advice to Young Composers,\" Yeston's legendary discourse, is included in full as an appendix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Rosenblum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798855807615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Joshua Rosenblum","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623557443839,"sku":"9798855807615","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-very-unusual-way-joshua-rosenblum-9798855807615","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}