Broadway biography

Before they were luminaries of the theatre, they were young guns making their Broadway debuts. Take a look at some of the biggest Broadway stars first appearance in a Playbill, which include little tidbits about their lives before achieving Broadway stardom—the kind of information that they’d never include later in their accomplished careers.

Broadway memoirs

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Books about broadway musicals

The first book-length portrait of the theater icon, spanning her lifetime to reveal facts about her childhood, marriages, and friendships.

Broadway biographies written about stars, writers, and legends of the stage and screen.

Who spent time in the Texas pageant scene? Who was a radio DJ in Canada? Take a look at these Broadway stars’ first Playbill bios to find out.

Idina Menzel made her debut in ’s Rent, but before that she was playing the New York City club circuit with her band.

Mary Martin sang on the radio and in nightclubs before making her Broadway debut in ’s Leave It To Me.

Barbra Streisand’s first Playbill bio, for her Broadway debut in ’s I Can Get It For You Wholesale, featured an interesting origin story.

Robert Goulet made his Broadway debut as Lancelot in ’s Camelot, but before that he was a DJ in Canada.

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