{"product_id":"9798216374534","title":"Musical Makeovers Suggestions for Renovating Broadway’s Biggest Flops (and Hits)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMusical Makeovers\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSuggestions for Renovating Broadway’s Biggest Flops (and Hits)\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Filichia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Broadway \u0026amp; Musicals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn irreverent but insightful look at how Broadway's biggest mistakes could have been avoided\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eBig \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpider-Man: Turn Off the Dark \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eMerrily We Roll Along\u003c\/i\u003e, musical history is littered with extravagant, expensive flops. Most of these were doomed to be terminal cases. But what if we had a time machine and could go back to fix their most glaring flaws before they were unleashed upon the world? Thus mended and fortified, might they have better survived in the wilds of Broadway's marketplace?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritic Peter Filichia undertakes just such an experiment in \u003ci\u003ePlay Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, charting these shows' deficits with forensic precision and prescribing courses of treatment that could have brought them back from the brink. In addition to such misbegotten musicals as \u003ci\u003e13 \u003c\/i\u003eand Rodgers \u0026amp; Hammerstein's little-loved \u003ci\u003eAllegro\u003c\/i\u003e, Filichia is not afraid to diagnose issues with the classics, either, whether \u003ci\u003eThe Music Man\u003c\/i\u003e's lack of an opening number or the confusing plotting of \u003ci\u003eMiss Saigon\u003c\/i\u003e. The result is a witty compendium of all manner of dramatic ailments--and a wealth of ideas and prompts for writers and directors looking to avoid similar misfires in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePeter Filichia\u003c\/b\u003e has written about theater for \u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e, TheaterWeek, \u003ci\u003ePlaybill\u003c\/i\u003e, Theatermania, Broadway Select, Encore, and Masterworks Broadway. The author of seven books on theater, this four-term president of the Drama Desk Awards serves on its current nominating committee as well as those for the Lucille Lortel Awards and Theatre World Awards, whose ceremony he writes and emcees. He's been a National Endowment for the Arts assessor and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music critic-in-residence, and currently is the musical theater judge for ASCAP's awards and a Broadway Radio commentator.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 February 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216374534\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515357986956,"sku":"9798216374534","price":22.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_22093855-ff9f-4fcf-a93e-91305150e487.jpg?v=1787139227","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216374534","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}