It Happened on Broadway

In this deliciously revealing oral history of Broadway from World War II through the early 1980s, more than one hundred theater veteransincluding Carol Channing, Hal Prince, Donna McKechnie, Hal Holbrook, Andrea McArdle, and Al Hirschfelddeliver the behind-the-scenes story of the hits, the stars, the feuds, and the fiascoes. Along the way there are evocations of the great comedians and dramatic actors who had that indefinable magic that made them stand out above the rest. With verve, love, and passion, this book gives us the story of more than half a century of great theaterfrom the inside out.