B Is for Broadway: Onstage and Backstage from A to Z

by John Robert Allman (Author) Peter Emmerich (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

New from the creators of A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z!

From AUDITIONS to ZIEGFELD, grab a ticket to this smash-hit, rhythmic alphabet book featuring your favorite performers, creators, songs, and shows from the Broadway stage!

Step into the spotlight and celebrate a cavalcade of Broadway legends! Start with A for audition with the iconic line-up from A Chorus Line, then peek behind B to see the backstage buzz, and dance along with C for choreographers.

Children and grown-ups alike can spot beloved stars and creators from today and yesterday, such as Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Michael Bennett, Jennifer Holliday, Ethel Merman, and Billy Porter. Readers will also see famous New York theaters, beloved shows such as Hamilton and Hairspray, and the crew, stylists, and technicians who are vital to each performance. It's a celebration of the American stage that no fan is going to want to miss.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book is donated to The Actors Fund.

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Take your seats. No tickets needed for this entertaining performance.

Review quotes

If A is for Audra is a crash course in Diva Studies, [B is for Broadway] is a syllabus for showbiz.—Playbill
John Robert Allman
JOHN ROBERT ALLMAN is the author of A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z and B Is for Broadway: Onstage and Backstage from A to Z, plus three picture books with the American Ballet Theatre: Boys Dance!, B Is for Ballet: A Dance Alphabet, and The Night Before the Nutcracker. He lives in New York City, where is works in marketing for television and theater. John is a graduate of Northwestern University, New York University's Stern School of Business, and BMI's Musical Theatre Workshop. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @Johnny_Allman.

PETER EMMERICH is the illustrator of A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z and B Is for Broadway: Onstage and Backstage from A to Z. He has worked with DreamWorks and the Walt Disney Company, for which he illustrated the U.S. Postal Service's "Art of Disney" stamp series. Peter is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. Follow him on Instagram at @peteremmerich.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780593305638
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Publication date
October 20, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF007060 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
JNF013010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts | Alphabet
JNF039050 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Theater
Library of Congress categories
New York (State)
New York
Alphabet books
Broadway (New York, N.Y.)
Musicals

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