About this Event
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The Museum of Broadway presents a unique live reading by journalist Barry Singer from his definitive history of the last forty years of the Broadway musical, EVER AFTER, on Monday, October 9, at 5:00pm.
Instead of a conventional reading, Mr. Singer has invited two central figures from his EVER AFTER narrative to read their words with him: THOMAS SCHUMACHER, President of Disney Theatrical (producer of THE LION KING and ALADDIN, among many others); and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ, the legendary composer of WICKED, PIPPIN and GODSPELL, among others.
EVER AFTER is more than a show-by-show history; it is also an up-close, behind-the-scenes account of how all of these shows were made, featuring nearly one hundred interviews with the people who created the last forty years of musical theater on, and off, Broadway. From an unparalleled look at A CHORUS LINE's final bow, through the revolutionary evolution of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, as recounted by the late-Stephen Sondheim himself; the tragic triumph of RENT; the real people (led by Mr. Schumacher) behind Disney's mega-musicals; and even an afternoon with Andrew Lloyd Webber, EVER AFTER proceeds to a moment-by-moment account of the birth of WICKED (from Mr. Schwartz); the extraordinary journeys of FUN HOME, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, THE BAND’S VISIT, and HADESTOWN, through the eyes of their respective creators; and, finally, the miracle of HAMILTON recounted by its producer Jeffrey Seller.
Barry Singer has written extensively about the arts for The New York Times Arts & Leisure section, The New Yorker, New York magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Opera News, USA Today, Huffington Post and Playbill, among others. He is the author of BLACK AND BLUE: The Life and Lyrics of Andy Razaf, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; ALIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD, winner of an ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for excellence in music writing; and CHURCHILL STYLE: The Art of Being Winston Churchill. He is also the proprietor of Chartwell Booksellers, one of NYC's last independent bookstores, now in its 40th year.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Museum of Broadway, 145 West 45th Street, New York, United States
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