What Would Barbra Do? How Musicals Changed My Life

Name: What Would Barbra Do? How Musicals Changed My Life
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ISBN: 9780061254611

ISBN-10: 0061254614

ISBN-13: 9780061254611

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Authors: Emma Brockes

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Emma Brockes didn't always love musicals. In fact, she hated them. One of her earliest (and most painful) memories is of her mother singing "The Hills Are Alive" while young Emma crossed the street to go to her babysitting gig. According to her mother, the music would keep muggers at bay. According to Emma, it warded off friends, a social life, and any chance of being normal. As she grew older, however, these same songs continued to resonate in her head, first like a broken record and then as a fond reminder of her mother's love. Some people would slice off their arm with a plastic knife before they'd sit through Fiddler on the Roof or The Sound of Music. But musicals are everywhere,…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 5/1/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Emma Brockes has been a feature writer at the Guardian for several years.In 2001 she won Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards, and in 2002 she was voted Feature Writer of the Year, one of the youngest ever recipients of the award. After living in London, where she indulged her passion for musicals at every opportunity, Emma has now moved to New York where she hopes to do the same.