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Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway

By (author) Michael Riedel

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â€œA vivid page-turnerâ€ (NPR) detailing the rise, fall, and redemption of Broadwayâ€”its stars, its biggest shows, its producers, and all the drama, intrigue, and power plays that happened behind the scenes. â€œA rich, lovely, debut history of New York theater in the 1970s and eightiesâ€ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Razzle Dazzle is a narrative account of the people and the money and the power that turned New Yorkâ€™s gritty back alleys and sex-shops into the glitzy, dazzling Great White Way. In the mid-1970s Times Square was the seedy symbol of New Yorkâ€™s economic decline. Its once shining star, the renowned Shubert Organization, was losing theaters to make way for parking lots and losing money. Bernard Jacobs and Jerry Schoenfeld, two ambitious board members, saw the crumbling company was ripe for takeover and staged a coup and staved off corporate intrigue, personal betrayals and criminal investigations. Once Jacobs and Schoenfeld solidified their power, they turned a collapsed theater-owning holding company into one of the most successful entertainment empires in the world, spearheading the revitalization of Broadway and the renewal of Times Square. â€œFor those interested in the business behind the greasepaint, at a riveting time in Broadwayâ€™s and New Yorkâ€™s history, this is the ticketâ€ (USA TODAY). Michael Riedel tells the stories of the Shubert Organization and the shows that re-built a city in grand styleâ€”including Cats, A Chorus Line, and Mamma Mia!â€”revealing the backstage drama that often rivaled what transpired onstage, exposing bitter rivalries, unlikely alliances, and inside gossip. â€œThe trouble with Razzle Dazzle isâ€¦you canâ€™t put the damn thing downâ€ (Huffington Post).