How Does the Show Go On. An Introduction to the Theater

Customer Reviews

Great Book

2008-03-04
This is a must for anyone that loves theater and wants to share it with children. Due to the inserts, photographs and through explanations contained within this book, my grandchildren's first visit to Broadway will be ever so special. "How Does the Show Go On" gives clear explanations regarding the many careers involved in a theater production---and great side notes too! This book is a winner!

Greatest book EVER!!

2008-02-17
This book is fantastic! It's really good for people who are really into the theater and the "behind-the-scenes" aspect of it. It has a very interesting design and style that is used throughout the book. Overall, I would totally recommend it to young and old who love the theater and want to know how it works!!

Great way to introduce kids to the wonders of the theater!

2008-02-13
This amazing book with lots of interactive pages to keep kids attention is one for any family who wants to instill in their children a love of theater. It has everything from theater terms to beautiful illustrations of many Disney productions. We also gave this book to a theater teacher and she plans to use it in her beginning drama classroom. Easy to read and understand!

Fantastic for any age

2008-01-28
I saw this book reviewed on tv and instantly knew it was something that I would be interested in. I work in theatre and have never seen a book that explains the basics of theatre so clearly and so cleverly than this book. I totally believe in exposing your children to all kinds of art especially theatre. This book will help them learn all the backstage things that happen and hopefully strike their interest enough to some day get involved in theatre of some kind. With the growing interest in high school musicals, this would definitely benefit any student involved in that type of theatre.

Entertaining and Informative

2008-01-20
I purchased two copies of this book; one for a young actor thrilled by the theatre and the other for my son who has seen a several broadway plays.This book gets you behind the scenes,gives you a "ticket" and a copy of actual dialogue used between actors in a Broadway play. Both children enjoyed learning about the theatre and they can't wait until their next Broadway experience. Whether you give this book with their first broadway ticket or give it to a veteran theatre goer, they will LOVE it!!

The Theatre Experience Explored

2008-06-05
One of the biggest changes the theater has seen of late was Disney's successful track record with bringing their story-telling to the stage. As with most of Disney's greatest successes, their efforts were immediately unique as they ignored many of the rules along the way. In the process, their shows introduced a new audience to the wonders of live theater. So it's only appropriate that the coolest book that ever covers the theater experience comes to us from Thomas Schumacher, the head of Disney Theatricals.

A good play begins with its script- its storyline. Here the journey is suggested in text, providing a beginning, middle and an end. Likewise, this book begins with a telling, informative narrative. It describes in simple yet effective words practically every element of the theatrical experience, be it on stage, backstage or in the 3rd row of the balcony. What will you experience from the moment you arrive at the theater all the way through the end of the curtain call? This book and a little imagination provide answers to that question quite fully. But watching a show is only the beginning. We also experience the many house activities, to the backstage work, to belting a song center stage and even at the initial creative meetings. It's quite simple and informative.

Like any play that begins with a good script, the creative job to follow is how to tell that story. For anyone who has seen any of Disney's Broadway shows, you know that their "way" is simply stunning. From THE LION KING's introduction of Simba to MARY POPPINS' flying retreat over the balcony; from TARZAN's use of vertical stage work to AIDA's mix of modern stagework with a classic tale, the Disney audience usually leaves richly experience. So it should come as no surprise that the book is as beautiful and wild an experience as the works it trumpets. Not only is the book a collage of beautiful photographs easily identifiable to the Disney fan, but they are also surrounded by mixed media samples such as removable ticket booklets, script pages and even costume designs.
HOW DOES THE SHOW GO ON? is a great book for the theater novice and also the seasoned veteran. It's a nice wink to the audience, a pat on the back to the backstage crew, a nod to the creators and a standing ovation to the performers. Check it out!

Must have for fans of Theatre

2008-05-19
This is the best book on Theater I have ever seen. The design, story, and the interactive pieces are well put together in this book.

Great for theater lovers of any age!

2008-05-14
A really great overview of the wonderful world of Broadway! My daughter, (11 years old) who is a musical theater kid, absolutely loves it!

backstage theatre

2008-05-13
Get this book if you have young children so they can see what goes on back stage. I think it will make them want to see more of the action.

Great!

2008-04-06
A great book that shows children (and adults) what goes in to putting on a show!