{"product_id":"showstoppers-gerald-nachman-9781613731024","title":"Showstoppers!: The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs","description":"When Robert Preston shouted \"Ya got trouble!\" in River City, when Carol Channing glided down a gilded staircase while waiters serenaded her with \"Hello, Dolly!,\" when Barbra Streisand defied us to rain on her parade in \u003cem\u003eFunny Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, audiences were instantly enchanted. \u003cem\u003eShowstoppers!\u003c\/em\u003e is all about Broadway musicals' most memorable numbers--why they were so effective, how they were created, and why they still resonate. Much of it is told through the eyes of the performers, songwriters, directors, and choreographers who first built these explosive numbers and lit the fuse. Gerald Nachman interviewed dozens of iconic musical theater figures, including Patti LuPone, John Raitt, Jerry Herman, Edie Adams, Dick Van Dyke, Joel Grey, Marvin Hamlisch, John Kander, Tommy Tune, Sheldon Harnick, and Harold Prince, uncovering priceless untold anecdotes and details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerald Nachman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1613731027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613731024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2016 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2016 pg. 21","brand":"Gerald Nachman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989386821887,"sku":"9781613731024","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ab93b99-38a4-4120-9362-f6a109f917a6.jpg?v=1683299195","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/showstoppers-gerald-nachman-9781613731024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}