In 1971, college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the creation of one of the greatest Broadway musicals, Follies. Needing college credit to graduate on time, he kept a journal of everything he saw and heard and thus was able to document in unprecedented detail how a musical is actually created. Now, more than thirty years later, he has fashioned an extraordinary chronicle. Follies was created by Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Michael Bennett, and James Goldman - giants in the evolution of the Broadway musical and geniuses at the top of their game. Everything Was Possible takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride, from the uncertainties of casting to drama-filled rehearsals, from the care and feeding of one-time movie and television stars to the pressures of a Boston tryout to the exhilaration of opening night on Broadway. Foreword by long-time NY critic Frank Rich.

Author: Ted Chapin
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Applause Books
Published: 03/01/2005
Series: Applause Books
Pages: 376
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.34w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9781557836533
Softcover Edition


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 05/01/2005 pg. 28