Performing Arts

Ella DREAMS of meeting popstar Cassi Valentine. She has all the songs and merchandise -- even Bob has a Cassi Valentine bandana! But when the school enters a competition to win a visit from the star, Ella and her WORST ENEMY EVER Peach Parker...

Learn fun facts about the popular Disney brand. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and plenty of colorful photos make reading simple and exciting. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of...

Celebrate 50 years of America's favorite teddy bear with a brand-new, classically illustrated picture book by Academy Award winner Viola Davis. When Lisa takes Corduroy to the theater for the very first time, it's so magnificent and exciting that he just can't help heading...

Never has the time been more critical for film-making to help make a difference to the natural world. This book shows you how. A complete 'how to' guide, aimed at both film-makers and conservationists who want to use film as a tool for conservation....

Teenage boys Ste and Jamie are neighbours on a South London estate. Jamie is more knowledgeable about The Sound of Music than football, while classmate Ste never misses a sports day. Both are being bullied, Jamie at school and Ste at home by his...

From debut author Lio Min comes BEATING HEART BABY, a tender love letter to internet friendships, anime, and indie rock, perfect for fans of HEARTSTOPPERWhen artistic and sensitive Santi arrives at his new high school, everyone in the wildly talented marching band welcomes him...

Ella dreams of dancing, but she also wants to be taken seriously. She's in Year 5 after all! When her dreams of being the lead in the ballet recital are dashed, she starts to wonder if it might be fun to try something new....

An Indie Next Pick for July 2017 "7 Best Books of July," Men's Journal "10 Titles to Pick Up Now," O, The Oprah Magazine "Most Anticipated Books of 2017," The Millions "A unique, poetic critical appreciation of Marcel Marceau.... A fascinating book.... Readers will...

A great theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller's dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights "Lahr's cogent analyses are revelatory. . . . He does not reduce the work to the life, but shows how it explains the life from...

This book is a complete reworking and update of Marga Cottino-Jones' popular A Student's Guide to Italian Film (1983, 1993) . This guide retains earlier editions' interest in renowned films and directors but is also attentive to the popular films which achieved box office...

From Booklist: Actor-director-producer Leonard has a real gift for storytelling that he displays to the fullest in a breezy, readable memoir of his life in show business. Starting out as an actor in 1930s New York in such forgotten hit plays as Hotel Alimony,...

A Bollywood blockbuster when it was released in 1977, Amar Akbar Anthony has become a classic of Hindi cinema and a touchstone of Indian popular culture. Delighting audiences with its songs and madcap adventures, the film follows the heroics of three Bombay brothers separated...

iLAND (Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Art, Nature and Dance) is a dance research organization that investigates the power of dance, in collaboration with other fields, to illuminate our kinetic understanding of the world. Here they offer a handbook to take into the field, with an...

This title introduces readers to some of the most popular and influential film actors in history. In addition to learning about key roles actors have played, readers will learn about notable awards each person has won. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an...

"Your Person Doesn't Belong To You is a transformative work, immersed in the intermittence, light, and expansion of character as embodied and voiced by Jeanne d'Arc -- who here is a composite of historical figure, main character from Carl Dreyer's 1928 film The Passion...

A devastating event and a justice system that tragically failed caused a once united family to fracture. This marked the beginning of their nightmare... Each individual experienced pain and grief in their own unique way, and their methods of coping varied significantly. The family...

A history of music radio between 1946 and 1996 told in 58 profiles of the medium's leading personalities.Author: Bob ShannonPublisher: Austrianmonk PublishingPublished: 09/15/2009Pages: 454Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.54h x 5.42w x 0.94dISBN: 9781615845453

Commemorating over 75 years of Broadway greatness with never-before told stories, rare photos from the American Theatre Wings' archives, and interviews with major honorees like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, and Hugh Jackman, The Tony Awards is the official, authorized guide to Broadway's biggest night....

There She Goes Again interrogates the representation of ostensibly powerful women in transmedia franchises, examining how presumed feminine traits--love, empathy, altruism, diplomacy--are alternately lauded and repudiated as possibilities for effecting long-lasting social change. By questioning how these franchises reimagine their protagonists over time, the...

Perfect Pitch is the second novel in the funny, heavily illustrated Good Sports League chapter book series about sports and sportsmanship by Tommy Greenwald, the acclaimed author of Game Changer, and artist Lesley Vamos. Annabella Donatello likes to do everything. She likes to draw,...