NewsPHOTO CALL: Jeremy Jordan, Ann Harada, Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell and More Celebrate Jennifer Ashley Tepper's "Untold Stories of Broadway""The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the World's Most Famous Theaters, Volume 2," written by musical theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper, was released by Dress Circle Publishing Nov. 18. Tepper and Broadway friends held a book launch party that afternoon at Sardi's.
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Matthew Blank
November 19, 2014
"Each chapter of the book is a different Broadway theatre," author Tepper explained to Playbill.com in an earlier interview. "Basically, [readers] get taken through the history of the theatre through people's personal stories and through my stories — chronologically."
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Jeremy Jordan, Ann Harada, Jeff Bowen, Hunter Bell and More Celebrate Jennifer Ashley Tepper's "Untold Stories of Broadway"
"Volume 2" is the second in a multi-volume series that will examine 40 legendary Broadway theatres in total. "The Untold Stories of Broadway," which covers over 65 years of theatrical history, also includes an exclusive Broadway theatre map designed by Broadway artist Justin "Squigs" Robertson.
Tepper, also a producer, writer and the director of programming at Manhattan nightspot 54 Below, interviewed over 200 theatre professionals to "elicit their funniest and most compelling backstage experiences on The Great White Way." Read more about the book.
"The Untold Stories of Broadway: Tales from the World's Most Famous Theaters, Volume 1" is available in paperback and eBook forms from Kindle, Amazon, iBooks and Barnes & Noble Nook. To order Volume 1, visit DressCirclePublishing.com or visit the Playbill Store.
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