Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice Recap Week of 3/12/19

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Earlier recaps:

2019: March 5 | February 26, 19, 12, 5 | January 29, 22, 15, 8

2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015


BOOKs Now Available:

Broadway, Balanchine, and Beyond: A Memoir
(Univ Press of Florida - Paperback Book/Kindle Edition released 2/25/19)
By Bettijane Sills. Elizabeth McPherson, contributor. personal look at the art and practice of George Balanchine by Sills, who appeared as child actor on Broadway before New York City Ballet in 1961, working her way up to soloist. 176 pages.

Dancing with Merce Cunningham
(Univ Press of Florida - Paperback Book)
By Marianne Preger-Simon (member of Merce Cunningham Dance Company from 1950 until 1958). Memoir of a talented dancer's lifelong friendship with one of the choreographic geniuses of our time. An intimate look at the early years of one of the most influential companies in modern American dance and the brilliance of its visionary leader. 216 pages.

Ray Bolger: More than a Scarecrow
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition released 2/1/19)
By Holly Van Leuven. Biography of Ray Bolger, through access to Bolger's papers and many never-before-published photographs. 256 pages. Kindle edition released 2/1/19.

Too Much Is Not Enough: A Memoir of Fumbling Toward Adulthood
(Crown Archetype - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
Memoir by Andrew Rannells (Falsettos, The Book of Mormon). The Audible edition is narrated by Rannells. 272 pages.

A Very Very Very Dark Matter
(Faber & Faber - Paperback Book)
Play by Martin McDonagh. Premiered at Bridge Theatre, London, in October 2018. 96 page. Released 12/4/18.