Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre

This volume collects for the first time the biographies of the greatest songwriters and lyricists of Broadway musicals. It goes below the surface to see what made them tick and to uncover the secrets of their success as well as the personal foibles that sometimes led to their downfall. Longtime theatre-lover and stage veteran Dr. Herbert Keyser takes us on a personal journey through the music that made these great artists so much a part of our history and our lives. Rather than an encyclopedia Dr. Keyser has assembled a reader-friendly collection of stories that will capture your heart bring a tear to your eye or a smile to your face and all the while have you singing along. In presenting these life histories full of drama humor and poignancy "The Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre" gives us the story of the golden age of Broadway from a well-informed witty and warmhearted new perspective. This is the first book of its type ever assembled. It is a tremendous attraction for all those who love theatre and popular music. It offers the most intimate details of popular songwriters' lives previously not known by many.
The stories have already been extremely well received in talks by the author.