Suggested reading from Chicago Review Press
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Stories from the Broadway Phenomenon That Started It All
By Tom Moore, By Adrienne Barbeau, By Ken Waissman
PERFORMING ARTS
352 Pages, 6 x 9
Formats: Cloth, PDF, EPUB, Trade Paper
Cloth, $30.00 (US $30.00) (CA $40.00)
ISBN 9781641607582
Rights: WOR
Chicago Review Press (Jun 2022)
Overview
“Grease, Tell Me More, Tell Me More is a fabulous rockin’ and rollin’ origin story with every juicy inspiration that went into creating it. . . . A must read for all Grease fans.” —Didi Conn, Grease’s “Frenchy”
Reviews
“The most comprehensive origin story of a beloved Broadway blockbuster ever written!” —RuPaul
“A rare and exuberant exploration and reminiscence of a unique and memorable piece of theater history, all in the words of the people who made it happen.” —John Rubinstein
“Grease, Tell Me More, Tell Me More takes you on a delightful journey through the birth of the globally beloved hit show. . . . The anecdotes jump off the page, transporting you to a nostalgic time and place in Broadway history.” —Beth Malone, Fun Home
“I loved Grease when I saw it at the Royale Theatre (I was twelve!) and I love this terrific book. If you’re a fan of musical theater lore, you’ll love getting the inside scoop—on how the show was created into the hit phenomenon we know today. In these vividly recalled stories, what remains paramount is the bond of love shared by everyone connected to this unique and beloved musical. Grease, Tell Me More, Tell Me More took fifty years to write—and it was so worth the wait!” —Danny Burstein, Moulin Rouge!
Author Biography
Tom Moore directed the original Broadway production, eight national tours, and two London productions of Grease in the West End. He also directed Broadway’s Pullitzer Prize–winning ’night Mother, the subsequent film, and other Broadway productions receiving two Tony nominations. Moore directed many years of film and television, earning three Emmy nominations along the way. His most recent project was the documentary on the Flying Trapeze, The Flight Fantastic. Adrienne Barbeau won a Tony nomination and Theatre World Award for her performance as Rizzo in the original Broadway production of Grease. She has appeared in over four hundred films and television shows, including the hit series Maude and HBO’s Carnivale. She is the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller There Are Worse Things I Could Do as well as the Vampyres of Hollywood series. Ken Waissman discovered Grease at the Kingston Mines Theatre in Chicago where it was running on weekends in the summer of 1971. Ken and his then partner Maxine Fox produced the original Broadway production, plus eight national tours and two London productions in the West End. Ken is a Tony Award–winning producer whose iconic hits, in addition to Grease, include Agnes of God and Torch Song Trilogy. He is one of only two producers in the history of Broadway to have a musical run over 3,000 performances and a play run over 1,000 performances.