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

Allman, John Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593377877 ISBN 13: 9780593377871

Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2023

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

JOHN ROBERT ALLMAN lives in New York City, where is works in television marketing. He is the author of A Is for Audra, B Is for Broadway, J Is for Judy, and three picture books with American Ballet Theatre: Boys Dance!, B Is for Ballet, and The Night Before the Nutcracker. He saw his first Broadway show—Annie Get Your Gun, starring Bernadette Peters—when he was nine. John is a graduate of Northwestern University, NYU's Stern School of Business, and BMI's Musical Theatre Workshop. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @Johnny_Allman.

PETER EMMERICH is the acclaimed illustrator of A Is for Audra, B Is for Broadway, and J Is for Judy. He has worked with DreamWorks and the Walt Disney Company, for which he illustrated the U.S. Postal Service's "Art of Disney" stamp series. He attended his first Broadway musical, Meet Me in St. Louis, while a student in high school. Peter is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. Follow him on Instagram at @peteremmerich.

Edition details

• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593377877
• ISBN 13: 9780593377871
• Binding: Board book
• Illustrator: Emmerich Peter
• Number of pages: 44