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Where Is Broadway? by Douglas Yacka

Where Is Broadway?

Douglas Yacka, Francesco Sedita

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · April 30, 2019

Take your seats, because Where Is Broadway? is ready to take center stage!

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Who it’s for
A lively look at theater’s beginnings, the American musical, and Broadway’s legendary shows and stars.
Themes
Broadway theater history, The birth of the American musical, Legendary shows and stars
Genres
Theater & Plays, Music History

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About this book

Take your seats, because Where Is Broadway? is ready to take center stage! In a lively and engaging style, authors Douglas Yacka and Francesco Sedita cover the development of the first theaters and the birth of the American musical, as well as the shows and stars that have become Broadway legends. Readers will get the inside story on their favorite shows and may even discover some new ones.

Broadway, Behind the Curtain

A lively look at theater’s beginnings, the American musical, and Broadway’s legendary shows and stars.

Come here for

  • A lively route through Broadway history
  • Context on shows and stars that became legends

Expect

  • Theater beginnings and the birth of the American musical
  • Familiar favorites alongside shows you may not know

Where it sits

Theater & Plays98%
Music History62%

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Publisher categories

  • Musicians' Lives for Kids
  • Dance & Movement
  • Theater & Plays
Authors
Douglas Yacka, Francesco Sedita
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
April 30, 2019
Format
Paperback
Theme
Broadway theater history · The birth of the American musical · Legendary shows and stars
Reading lane
Musicians' Lives for Kids