Music of film and stage Books
Hal Leonard Corporation Encanto: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Book Synopsis(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Lin-Manuel Miranda''s soundtrack to Encanto has taken the music world by storm. The catchy single "We Don''t Talk About Bruno" shot to the top of the Billboard singles chart, the Encanto soundtrack also topped the album charts, and the momentum only keeps growing! Our souvenir matching folio features eight pages of color artwork from the movie plus 9 songs arranged for piano and voice with guitar chords. Songs include: All of You * Colombia, Mi Encanto * Dos Oruguitas * The Family Madrigal * Surface Pressure * Two Oruguitas * Waiting on a Miracle * We Don''t Talk About Bruno * What Else Can I Do?
£17.99
Hal Leonard Corporation The Lin-Manuel Miranda Collection
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£26.59
Hal Leonard Corporation Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original
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£21.59
Headline Publishing Group Les Misérables: The Story So Far of the World's
Book SynopsisEver since its first performances in 1985, Les Misérables has been a smash success, and is now the longest running musical in the world with an award-winning Hollywood movie to its name. Les Misérables takes a look back through the storied life of this monumental show. Looking at the entirety of the Les Misérables theatre legacy, Benedict Nightingale examines the secret of why this musical has so strongly captured the hearts of the world, tracking back from Victor Hugo's original fiction all the way to the set of the Les Misérables Hollywood set. Also included are several pieces of special memorabilia from the production such as annotated scripts, original costume sketches, and scene design notes for the 2012 film. This book is the ideal companion tome for any lover of Les Misérables and its 33-year history. Table of ContentsPrelims • Foreword by Cameron Mackintosh • The Origins • Hugo and His France • Enter Cameron Mackintosh • Preparing Les Misérables for London • The London Opening • Jean Valjean • Inspector Javert • The Thénardiers, Fantine and the Others • To America • Les Misérables Goes Global • The School Edition • Beyond the Stage • The 25h Anniversary • The Journey to the Screen • The Director's vision • The Dream Team • A Family Affair • Singing for Their Supper • On Set • The Power of Les Misérables • Credits.
£19.00
Abrsm Publishing Singing for Musical Theatre Songbook Grade 5
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£13.99
Volonte & Co. Piano: The New Composers Volume 2
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£15.96
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Songs from Barbie, The Little Mermaid: The Super
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£14.72
Hal Leonard Corporation The Greatest Showman: Instrumental Play-Along
Book Synopsis(Instrumental Play-Along). 9 songs from this blockbuster hit movie musical are included in this collection for instrumentalists. Each book features online access to audio demonstration and play-along tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and then play along and sound like a pro! Songs include: Come Alive * From Now On * The Greatest Show * A Million Dreams * Never Enough * The Other Side * Rewrite the Stars * This Is Me * Tightrope.
£14.39
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Jukebox Musicals
Book SynopsisKristin Stultz Pressley, PHD, is a musical theatre historian and nationally-recognized lecturer at theatres and universities. Known for a presentation style that is equal parts engaging and informative, Stultz Pressley is also an author. Her first book, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby: Dorothy Fields and Her Life in the American Musical Theater, was published in January of 2021. Connect with Kristin online at http://www.DrBroadway.com or via Instagram: @DrBway.
£14.24
Hal Leonard Corporation First 50 Guitar Duets: You Should Play
£19.31
Penguin Books Ltd My Fair Lady
Book SynopsisSparkling with wit, wisdom and wonderful songs including, I Could Have Danced All Night', Wouldn't It Be Loverly' and Get Me To The Church On Time', the musical play based on Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion' has been delighting audiences since it was first performed in the 1950s.When overbearing Professor Higgins stumbles on flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, in Covent Garden he recognizes that her hideous vowels and forgotten consonants are all that separate her from the upper classes. Higgins wagers that he can pass her off as a Duchess in a matter of weeks. But what will become of Eliza when the bet is over? This edition of My Fair Lady' includes the complete script and a selection of black and white stills from the Oscar-winning film starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison.
£9.99
Oxford University Press Inc Pick a Pocket Or Two
Book SynopsisIn Pick a Pocket Or Two, acclaimed author Ethan Mordden brings his wit and wisdom to bear in telling the full history of the British musical, from The Beggar's Opera (1728) to the present, with an interest in isolating the unique qualities of the form and its influence on the American model.Trade ReviewThe volume is meticulously researched, well organized, and eminently useful. It is highly recommended. * Debra Greschner, Journal of Singing *An excellent resource for those interested in the performing arts. * R. D. Johnson, emeritus, SUNY College at Oneonta, CHOICE *Musical theater aficionados are indebted to Mordden for his informative, well-written, lively volumes on musical theater. His oeuvre provides a superb chronicle of the American musical stage. In the present volume, Mordden crosses the Atlantic to examine the English musical theater. * R. D Johnson, CHOICE *An enjoyable read [...] the discography at the end of the book is especially entertaining. * Nick Wakeham, Musical Theatre Review *That Pick a Pocket Or Two is worthwhile will come as no surprise to anyone who's read, re-read and RE-re-read any or all of the works of this great musical theater historian. But an added bonus in each book is Mordden's distinctively great sense of humor. * Peter Filichia, Masterworks Broadway *Table of Contents1. Beginnings: In the Days of My Youth 2. G & S: Our Loving Frivoliyt 3. Toy Town: The Edwardian Musical 4. Charleston Mad: The 1910s and 1920s 5. And then a Violin Began to Play: Ivor Novello 6. Dancing with a Ghost: The 1930s and 1940s 7. Imagine the Duchess' Feelings: Noël Coward 8. It's Sort of Romantic: The 1950s 9. Behind the Times: Sandy Wilson and Julian Slade 10. Sweep My Off My Feet: The 1960s 11. The Little Things We Used to Do: The 1970s and 1980s 12. To Love Another Person is to See the Face of God: Pop Opera 13. With One Look I'll Be May: Andrew Lloyd Webber 14. A Little Bit Naughty: The Last Thirty Years Discography Bibliography Index
£26.59
Oxford University Press Inc Broadway Bodies A Critical History of Conformity
Book SynopsisBroadway Bodies offers a new telling of Broadway history, exploring how ability, sexuality, and size intersect with gender, race, and ethnicity in casting and performance. Author Ryan Donovan unpacks Broadway's inclusion of various forms of embodied difference while exposing its simultaneous ambivalence toward non-conforming bodies.Trade ReviewSkillfully written in sharp, crystalline prose, the book comprises three case studies, each taking a deep dive into a musical whose casting demonstrates a particular type of body bias, then explicating that bias in a follow up chapter via other relevant shows. * Lisa Jo Sagolla, American Theatre *Ryan Donovan's fascinating and groundbreaking book explores what Broadway musical theatre hides in plain sight: bodies on stage and the politics of casting some bodies and not others. Through impeccable historical research, probing interviews, incisive performance analysis, and vivid firsthand experience, Donovan offers a new history of Broadway musicals that shines a light on the industry's troubling and often shocking casting practices. This essential-reading volume unearths how size, ability, and sexuality delimit the 'Broadway body' and mask casting's misogyny, racism, ableism, and fat phobia. * Stacy Wolf, Princeton University *Ryan Donovan's book immediately shifts the conversation on how we talk about musical theatre. Broadway Bodies is deeply knowledgeable, politically astute, and highly readable. I loved the book's clarity and purpose—this is a must-read for theatre and performance scholars and for anyone who cares about American theatre. * David Roman, University of Southern California *Broadway Bodies is a wake-up call for anyone interested in equity. It requires that we ponder what it is about ourselves that we really want our American musical theatre to reflect. * Lisa Jo Sagolla, American Theatre *Broadway Bodies, while eminently readable, is dense with sociopolitical context, historical research, and data surrounding casting practices. For those who study bodies in representation, specifically in the context of performance, this volume is a welcome contribution and is certain to serve as an anchor in this growing field. * Jennifer-Scott Mobley, Fat Studies *Donovan's well-analyzed arguments on unresolved problems of access and his profound understanding of the form lead the way. This treatise has much to offer and raises the prospect of a similar examination of nonmusical theater forms. * Choice *Table of ContentsPart I: Broadway Bodies Introduction: The Broadway Body 1. "I Saw What They Were Hiring": Casting and Recasting A Chorus Line Part II: Size 2. Dreamgirls, Size, and the Body Politics of Padding 3. "Must Be Heavyset": Casting Fat Women in Broadway Musicals Part III: Sexuality 4. La Cage aux Folles and Playing Gay 5. "Keeping It Gay" on The Great White Way Part IV: Ability 6. Deaf West's Awakening of Broadway 7. Musicals, Physical Difference, and Disability Epilogue: Recasting Broadway Bibliography Index
£26.12
Taylor & Francis Ltd 20 Seasons Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century
Book Synopsis20 Seasons: Broadway Musicals of the 21st Century catalogues, categorizes, and analyzes the 269 musicals that opened on Broadway from the 2000-2001 season through the 2019-2020 season.This book is the first to comprehensively examine the musicals that premiered on Broadway during this important historical period, which was bookended by the 9/11 terrorist attacks on one end and the Coronavirus pandemic on the other. It begins by exploring the historical context for the first 20 years of the 21st century and how this impacted American culture and theatre. Rather than chronologically, the musicals are then organized into categories based on their source material and whether they were original musicals or revivals, painting a detailed picture of the Broadway musical in first 20 years of the 21st century. Jukebox musicals, screen-to-stage musicals, revivals, and other original musicals are all covered, and each chapter ends with reading guides and discussion promptTable of ContentsI. Foreword by Diep Tran II. Introduction: 20 Seasons by the Numbers 1. 20 Years/20 Seasons 2. An Introduction to Original Musicals 3. Jukebox Musicals and Revues 4. Screen to Stage Musicals 5. Other Original Musicals 6. Revivals and Remounts 7. Beyond 20 Seasons Appendix A. Shows by Opening Date Appendix B. Shows by Number of Performances
£34.19
The University of Michigan Press A Problem Like Maria
Book SynopsisSubverting assumptions that American musical theatre is steeped in nostalgia, cheap sentiment, misogyny, and homophobia, this book shows how musicals of the 1950s and early 1960s celebrated strong women characters who defied the era's gender expectations.
£21.80
Faber Music Ltd La La Land Easy Piano
Book SynopsisThe romantic musical comedy-drama film La La Land is the winner of six Oscars, seven Golden Globes and five BAFTAs. This selection of songs from the Oscar-winning music by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul has been simplified for easy piano. Features the Oscar-winning song 'City of Stars'.Table of ContentsAnother Day of Sun; Someone in the Crowd; Mia & Sebastian’s Theme; A Lovely Night; City of Stars; Planetarium; Start a Fire; Engagement Party; Audition (The Fools Who Dream); Epilogue
£999.99
Faber Music Ltd The Gondoliers Libretto
Book SynopsisThe Gondoliers was Gilbert and Sullivan's last great success. In this opera, Gilbert returns to the subject of class distinctions and it's background connected with Venice and Venetian life.
£8.50
Faber Music Ltd The Easy Piano Series Film
Book SynopsisSpecially arranged in a clear, easy-to-read format, The Easy Piano Series: Film contains 12 really easy arrangements of popular film classics for the Grade 1-2 level pianist.Table of ContentsAs Time Goes By (Casablanca); City Of Stars (La La Land); Davy Jones Theme (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest); Hedwig’s Theme (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone); How Far I’ll Go (Moana); New Moon (The Twilight Saga); Not About Angels (The Fault in Our Stars); Pure Imagination (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory); Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid); The Ring Goes South (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring); See You Again (Furious 7); Star Wars (Main Theme) (Star Wars).
£9.49
Faber Music Ltd Cats definitive edition
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsOverture; Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats; The Naming Of Cats; The Old Gumbie Cat; The Rum Tum Tugger; Grizabella: The Glamour Cat; Bustopher Jones: The Cat About Town; Mungojerrie And Rumpleteazer; Old Deuteronomy; Song Of The Jellicles And The Jellicle Ball; Grizabella: The Glamour Cat/Memory; Introduction to Act 2/The Moments of Happiness; Gus: The Theatre Cat; The Awefull Battle Of The Pekes And Pollicles; Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat; Macavity: The Mystery Cat; Magical Mister Mistoffelees; Memory; Journey To The Heaviside Layer; The Ad-dressing Of Cats; Finales 1, 2 and 3; Playout
£22.50
Faber Music Ltd SIX The Musical Easy Piano
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsEx-Wives; No Way; Don’t Lose Ur Head; Heart of Stone; Haus of Holbein; Get Down; All You Wanna Do; I Don’t Need Your Love; Six
£13.29
Samuel French Ltd Scrooge The Musical
Book SynopsisIn 1970, renowned writer-composer-lyricist Leslie Bricusse adapted the classic Charles Dickens tale, A Christmas Carol, into the hit screen musical Scrooge!. Now available as a charming stage musical, Scrooge! has enjoyed a hugely successful tour of England and a season at London''s Dominion Theatre starring the late Anthony Newly. Included are six new songs not performed in the film. Now this sure-fire audience pleaser is available in two versions: as a full-length musical and in a 55-minute adaptation that is ideal for small theatre groups and schools, where it can be performed as a short play or as part of a seasonal concert.Large flexible cast
£13.49
Mel Bay Publications,U.S. Ashokan Farewell
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£11.39
Hal Leonard Corporation Singers Musical Theatre Soprano Volume 2
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£18.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Fiddler on the Roof Vocal Selections
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£20.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Musical Theatre Education and Training in the
Book SynopsisMusical Theatre Education and Training in the 21st Century presents a wide range of viewpoints on the musical theatre profession. It brings together research from the UK, US, Australia, and beyond, providing an essential resource for educators, students, and all those involved in training for musical theatre. The research draws on best practice from creatives, producers, practising artists, and the academy to reveal a multiplicity of approaches and educational pathways for consideration by performers, educators, institutions, and the profession.The book goes beyond the key elements of performance training in singing, dancing, and acting to explore adjacent creative and business skills, along with some of the more recent and challenging aspects of the profession such as diversity of representation both on and off stage, building safe working environments, and managing mental and physical health and wellbeing. The authors incorporate information from over 100 interviews
£32.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Elephant
Book SynopsisWinner of Best Writer at The Stage Debut Awards 2023The men with the Piano look up the narrow staircase of our little flat and they turn to Dad, light their fags, and say; We might have to take the windows out. A piano came through the sky and landed in Lylah's council flat, just for her. As she pores over the keys and sound floods into all the rooms, Lylah falls in love.At school, Lylah can't ask questions she's got to be good, good, good or else she'll lose her scholarship. At home she can't ask questions; her cousins say she talks weird, and her parents are distracted. So she asks her piano: Where did you come from? Why are you here? And their shared history tumbles into the light.Part gig, part musical love story, part journey through Empire, this all-new expanded production of Olivier Award nominee Anoushka Lucas' exquisite (Evening Standard) Elephant transferred to the Bush Theatre''s main house. This revised and expanded edition of the play accompanies the Trade ReviewLucas is a writer and actor of rare magnetism * Guardian *Exquisite * Evening Standard *
£10.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Mary Poppins
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£23.39
Hal Leonard Corporation The Stephen Sondheim Collection - Volume 2: 40
Book Synopsis(P/V/G Composer Collection). Following up on the first collection of Sondheim''s songs, this volume includes selections from Anyone Can Whistle, Company, Dick Tracy, Evening Primrose, Follies, The Frogs, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Into the Woods, A Little Night Music, Merrily We Roll Along, Passion, The Seven Percent Solution, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd arranged for voice with piano accompaniment. Includes detailed notes about the shows and films. Contents: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE: There Won''t be Trumpets * COMPANY: Barcelona * Getting Married Today * Marry Me a Little * Someone is Waiting * You Could Drive a Person Crazy * DICK TRACY: Live Alone and Like it * EVENING PRIMROSE: If You Can Find Me, I''m Here * FOLLIES: Beautiful Girls * Could I Leave You? * One More Kiss * The Road You Didn''t Take * THE FROGS: Dress Big * Invocation and Instructions to the Audience * A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM: Bring Me My Bride * Free * I''m Calm * Love, I Hear * INTO THE WOODS: Giants in the Sky * I Know Things Now * Into the Woods * It Takes Two * Moments in the Woods * On the Steps of the Palace * A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC: The Glamorous Life * Night Waltz * Remember * MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG: Now You Know * PASSION: Is This What You Call Love? * THE SEVEN PERCENT SOLUTION: I Never Do Anything Twice * SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE: Beautiful * Children and Art * Everybody Loves Louis * Putting it Together * SWEENEY TODD: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd * By the Sea * Green Finch and Linnet Bird * Ladies in Their Sensitivities * The Worst Pies in London
£27.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Disney - Strum & Sing Ukulele: Lyrics and Chords
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£20.25
Hal Leonard Corporation Be More Chill
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£15.19
Hal Leonard Corporation Coco: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
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£20.36
Hal Leonard Corporation Love Never Dies: Piano-Vocal Selections
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£22.49
Hal Leonard Corporation Disney Latest Movie Hits: Five-Finger Piano - 8
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£13.93
Hal Leonard Corporation Frozen: Vocal Selections - the Broadway Musical
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£22.79
Hal Leonard Corporation Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen
Book SynopsisFrom his writing of ÊGodspellÊ's score at age 23 through the making of the megahit musical ÊWickedÊ and beyond ÊDefying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz fromÊ Godspell ÊtoÊ Wicked takes readers into the world of the legendary Broadway and film composer-lyricist. In this authorized biography drawing from her interviews with Schwartz and his collaborators author Carol de Giere focuses on the behind-the-scenes stories for Schwartz's hits and disappointing flops. Readers will find colorful anecdotes and insights for his licensed musicals ÊChildren of EdenÊ ÊPippin Ê ÊWorkingÊ and others. ÊDefying GravityÊ also includes Hollywood stories beginning with a new foreword by composer Alan Menken.ÞThis updated and revised second edition delves into Stephen Schwartz's creative process for the new stage musicals ÊThe Hunchback of Notre DameÊ ÊThe Prince of EgyptÊ and other shows. It provides additional insights on Schwartz's early work with Leonard Bernstein and his more recent international work on ÊWickedÊ. It offers additional Creative Notes ä a popular feature of the first edition ä with comments from Schwartz about overcoming creative blocks collaboration and the artistic life.Trade ReviewThe second edition of Defying Gravity is a treasure-trove of information, stories, insights, and creative advice for anyone who wants to know more about Stephen Schwartz, or about the creative process of writing songs for the stage and screen. -- Ryan Luevano * Tin Pan L.A. *A stunning 512 pages (with photographs and handwritten notes), de Giere's book is a thoroughly fascinating read as well as something of a musical theatre master class in written form—one that has been lovingly lensed through the life and creativity of Stephen Schwartz. -- Linda Hodges * BroadwayWorld.com *This new version of what had been an already an impactful book offers deeper and wider insights into the creative mind of Stephen Schwartz ... As she did in the original edition, the author has captured not only the genius of the man, but his spirit, as well. -- Al Chase * The White Rhino Report blog *
£22.50
Hal Leonard Corporation Mamma Mia! - Here We Go Again: The Movie
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£17.58
Hal Leonard Corporation Disney Songs: Easy Instrumental Duets - Two
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£10.92
Hal Leonard Corporation Bohemian Rhapsody: Music from the Motion Picture
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£21.59
Hal Leonard Corporation The 40 Most-Streamed Disney Songs: For Easy Piano
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£26.99
Hal Leonard Corporation The Little Black Disney Songbook: Complete Lyrics
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£14.24
Hal Leonard Corporation Alan Menken Songbook - 2nd Edition
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£25.19
Hal Leonard Corporation The Frozen Collection: Really Easy Piano - 14
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£16.14
Hal Leonard Corporation The Prince of Egypt: A New Musical
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£23.39
Hal Leonard Corporation Soul: Music from and Inspired by the Disney/Pixar
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£17.99
Hal Leonard Corporation Favorite Disney Songs: Instrumental Play-Along -
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£16.14
Hal Leonard Corporation Favorite Disney Songs: Instrumental Play-Along -
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£16.14
Hal Leonard Corporation Favorite Disney Songs: Instrumental Play-Along -
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£15.29
Hal Leonard Corporation Favorite Disney Songs: Instrumental Play-Along -
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£16.14
