A Chorus Line and the Musicals of Michael Bennett: And the Musicals of Michael Bennett

by Ken Mandelbaum

Book Overview

A Chorus Line, the longest running show in Broadway history, is the masterpiece of Michael Bennett, the brilliant director-choreographer who died of AIDS. Ken Mandelbaum reveals the unique creative genius that shaped A Chorus Line and offers a fascinating account of a man and a career the likes of which Broadway may never see again. Photographs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312042809
• ISBN13: 9780312042806
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Very recommended

This is a partial biography of Bennett with equal balance given to the musicals his genius shaped -DREAMGIRLS,FOLLIES,BALLROOM and his final unproduced SCANDAL. Many showbiz names grant author Ken Mandelbaum honest and often un-endearing perspectives of Bennett and this form of interjected comment litter every chapter. The final pages house a dedicated list of all things Micheal available on video (though out-of-date by now, as this book was published in 1989.) Anyone remotely interested in theatre would find this book a marvel. One singular sensation : the Michael Bennett story / by Kevin Kelly