A Is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies from A to Z

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Broadway babies, it's never too early to learn about the great women of American musical theater! From Audra McDonald to Liza with a "Z," this is a showstopping alphabet board book featuring your favorite leading ladies of the Broadway stage. Step into the spotlight and celebrate a cavalcade of Broadway's legendary leading ladies. Start with "A" for six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, then sing and dance your way through the alphabet with beloved entertainers like Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Lea Salonga, and Liza Minnelli! With their signature voices and iconic roles, these talented women have created some of the greatest moments in musical theater history. Broadway fans and theater lovers everywhere will give a standing ovation to this one-of-a-kind tribute full of toe-tapping rhymes, with illustrations as bright and beautiful as the shining lights on any marquee.

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"Women of the Broadway theater take center stage in this loving homage. . . . A lively introduction to a whole new cast of heroines."Kirkus

"This is a book all kids (and many adults) will enjoy as they learn about and fall in love with the theatre."Playbill.com

"A true necessity for any kids bookshelf."Entertainment Weekly

A thorough, eye-catching introduction to women of the theater. . . . budding theater lovers will get a thrill.Booklist

"Emmerichs flattering caricatures, paired with [Allmans] verse, are colorful and slick,bringing Broadways drama to the pagePublishers Weekly

"A sure hit for thespians of all ages."School Library Journal

Author Bio

JOHN ROBERT ALLMAN lives in New York City, where is works in marketing for television and theater. He is the author of A Is for Audra, B Is for Broadway and the American Ballet Theatre books B Is for Ballet and Boys Dance. He is a graduate of Northwestern University, New York University's Stern School of Business, and BMI's Musical Theatre Workshop. He saw his first Broadway show - Annie Get Your Gun, starring Bernadette Peters - when he was nine. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @Johnny_Allman. PETER EMMERICH is the acclaimed illustrator of A Is for Audra and B Is for Broadway and has been an illustrator at DreamWorks and the Walt Disney Company, for which he illustrated the U.S. Postal Service's "Art of Disney" stamp series. Peter is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology and lives in Los Angeles. He attended his first Broadway musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, while a student in high school. Follow him on Instagram at @peteremmerich.