"JOHN ROBERT ALLMAN lives in New York City, where is works in television marketing. He is the author of A Is for Audra, B Is for Broadway, J Is for Judy, and three picture books with American Ballet Theatre- Boys Dance!, B Is for Ballet, and The Night Before the Nutcracker. He saw his first Broadway show-Annie Get Your Gun, starring Bernadette Peters-when he was nine.John is a graduate of Northwestern University, NYU's Stern School of Business, and BMI's Musical Theatre Workshop.Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @Johnny_Allman. PETER EMMERICH is the acclaimed illustrator of A Is for Audra, B Is for Broadway, and J Is for Judy. He has worked with DreamWorks and the Walt Disney Company, for which he illustrated the U.S. Postal Service's ""Art of Disney"" stamp series. He attended his first Broadway musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, while a student in high school.Peter is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. Follow him on Instagram at @peteremmerich."
Women of the Broadway theater take center stage in this loving homage. . . . A lively introduction to a whole new cast of heroines. -Kirkus This is a book all kids (and many adults) will enjoy as they learn about and fall in love with the theatre. -Playbill.com A true necessity for any kid's bookshelf. -Entertainment Weekly A thorough, eye-catching introduction to women of the theater. . . . budding theater lovers will get a thrill. -Booklist Emmerich's flattering caricatures, paired with [Allman's] verse, are colorful and slick, bringing Broadway's drama to the page -Publishers Weekly A sure hit for thespians of all ages. -School Library Journal