What Would Barbra Do?

Emma Brockes

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Black Swan
01 April 2008

Theatre Studies; Musicals

How musicals can change your life...

A witty, highly personal look at the wonderful world of the Hollywood shows

Film musicals- you either love them or they make you want to kill yourself slowly with plastic cutlery. Nothing has the power to lift your heart or turn your stomach like Howard Keel in fake sideburns singing Bless Your Beautiful Hide or Julie Andrews singing...well, just about anything.

There are few situations where the question What would Barbra do? doesn't have relevance in a world which is much better lived to a soundtrack of show-tunes.

This is a book for people who know that
* People don't tend to die in musicals, but those who do deserve it
* True love waits long enough for an element of mistaken identity to be introduced (especially if one of the couple is a Nazi)
* Women carry the show.
* Talented women wind up alone...
* ...

But they have the consolation of the torch song, which in Hollywood musicals is more fulfilling than a husband.

By: Emma Brockes
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 178g
ISBN: 9780552773188
ISBN 10: 0552773182
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 April 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for What Would Barbra Do?

A sharply written and wickedly funny guide ... serious, silly and utterly, compellingly humane. * Daily Telegraph * Entertaining and witty. * Independent on Sunday * A warm, funny memoir * Mail on Sunday * An entertaining, heartfelt, light-as-air romp: much like a good musical in fact. * Sunday Times * Extremely funny. * Daily Express *

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