Pocket Guide to Musicals - Softcover

The Pocket Guide to Musicals is your all-singing, all-dancing narrator to the world of musical theatre by leading expert Maureen Hughes. As well as including the synopses of the most popular and some lesser-known musicals, she leads us through who wrote what and when, which musicals reflect reflect their era, the big names in musical theatre and even which songs come from which musicals. She'll answer every question you've ever had about the subject, including some amazing facts, just what you'd expect from someone who has lectured on this popular medium for over 40 years, written eight musicals and whose former pupils can be found in virtually every single musical in the West End. So, if you've 'Gotta Sing' and 'Gotta Dance', you must buy this book and discover everything there is to know about musicals, its stars and creators and the history of musical theatre.

Kieran, son of Maureen, was born in Liverpool, spent his childhood in Shrewsbury, then spent the first part of his life in London, as a journalist and newsreader on BBC and commercial radio. By his late thirties he had started university to study for two degrees and teacher training. His Mum had persuaded him that he would make a good teacher! Kieran now teaches history full-time at a school in High Wycombe. He has four sons, seven grandchildren and lives with his wife Bridget near the town centre.