Act 2
By (Author) Andrew Keenan-Bolger
By (author) Kate Wetherhead
2
Penguin Putnam Inc
Grosset & Dunlap Inc.,U.S.
31st January 2017
United States
Children
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
256
Width 129mm, Height 194mm, Spine 13mm
244g
A show-stopping series about life in the spotlight from Broadway actors and Internet sensations Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead. A show-stopping series about life in the spotlight from Broadway actors and Internet sensations Andrew Keenan-Bolger and Kate Wetherhead Shaker Heights Middle School is putting on Guys and Dolls and best friends Jack and Lou are hoping to get lead roles. But a mysterious new director soon arrives to town and threatens to meddle with their dreams. Is Shaker Heights big enough for two Broadway legends Fans of Tim Federle's Better Nate Than Ever will rejoice to meet Jack & Lou-the newest MTN's (musical theater nerds) on the block.
"Giving this story its lift is its profound and infectious love of musical theater. Budding thespians will applaud."
- Kirkus Reviews
"The friendship that develops between Jack & Lou isn't just about Musical Theater Nerds (or MTNs) but finding each other. This is a loving, funny and sweet book. Can't wait for the next one."
-Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth
"Funny, fabulous, and most of all true, Jack & Louisa are every theater kid's new best friends."
- Tim Federle, author ofBetter Nate Than Ever
Andrew Keenan-Bolger is a musical theater actor and singer originally from Detroit. He has appeared on Broadway in Tuck Everlasting, Newsies, Mary Poppins, andSeussical. Andrew and Kate Wetherhead created the popular web series, "Submissions Only," which was hailed as one of Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Things We Love." Kate Wetherhead originated the role of Chutney in Legally Blonde- The Musical and is a fixture on the New York stage. She has performed extensively Off-Broadway and regionally, and was in the Broadway production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.