Stage Reading! A Theatrical Reading Challenge - hosted by downsophialane

A book about the development of a play or musical
...or about the history of some aspect of the theatre industry
All books added
Modern African Drama by

Modern African Drama

672 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction play dark slow-paced
Breaking Into Song by Adam Lenson

Breaking Into Song

Adam Lenson

200 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction music informative reflective medium-paced
The Australian Musical: From the Beginning by Peter Pinne, Peter Wyllie Johnston

The Australian Musical: From the Beginning

Peter Pinne, Peter Wyllie Johnston

432 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative medium-paced
Les Misérables: From Stage to Screen by Cameron Mackintosh, Martyn Palmer, Benedict Nightingale

Les Misérables: From Stage to Screen

Cameron Mackintosh, Martyn Palmer, Benedict Nightingale

97 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction art lighthearted medium-paced
West Side Story as Cinema: The Making and Impact of an American Masterpiece by Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz

West Side Story as Cinema: The Making and Impact of an American Masterpiece

Culture America (Hardcover)

Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz

204 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art history informative medium-paced
Something's Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination by Misha Berson

Something's Coming, Something Good: West Side Story and the American Imagination

Misha Berson

279 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction music informative lighthearted slow-paced
A Place for Us: “West Side Story” and New York by Julia L. Foulkes

A Place for Us: “West Side Story” and New York

Julia L. Foulkes

272 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

emotional informative medium-paced
West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic by Richard Barrios, Turner Classic Movies

West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic

Richard Barrios, Turner Classic Movies

232 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction informative medium-paced
From Assassins to West Side Story: The Director's Guide to Musical Theatre by Vicki Kasabian, Scott Miller, Lisa A. Barnett

From Assassins to West Side Story: The Director's Guide to Musical Theatre

Vicki Kasabian, Scott Miller, Lisa A. Barnett

242 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction play challenging informative slow-paced
Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story, and Other Musicals by Arthur Laurents

Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story, and Other Musicals

Arthur Laurents

192 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative slow-paced