Ebook: Everything was possible: the birth of the musical Follies

In 1971, college student Ted Chapin found himself front row center as a production assistant at the creation of one of the greatest Broadway musicals, Follies . Needing college credit to graduate on time, he kept a journal of everything he saw and heard and thus was able to document in unprecedented detail how a musical is actually created. Now, more than thirty years later, he has fashioned an extraordinary chronicle. Follies was created by Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Michael Bennett, and James Goldman giants in the evolution of the Broadway musical and geniuses at the top of their game. Everything Was Possible takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride, from the uncertainties of casting to drama-filled rehearsals, from the care and feeding of one-time movie and television stars to the pressures of a Boston tryout to the exhilaration of opening night on Broadway. Foreword by long-time NY critic Frank Rich.;Intro; 1 "... Walking Off My Tired Feet"; 2 "Hats Off, Here They Come, Those Beautiful Girls"; 3 "Girls Looking Frazzled And Girls Looking Great"; 4 "But Every Height Has A Drop"; 5 "Clicking Heels On Steel And Cement"; 6 "Why Am I Here? This Is Crazy!"; 7 "Everybody Has To Go Through Stages Like That"; 8 "That's What You've Been Waiting For"; 9 "The Choices That You Make Aren't All That Grim"; Thursday, February 25; Friday, February 26; Saturday, February 27; Sunday, February 28; Monday, March 1; Tuesday, March 2; Wednesday, March 3; Thursday, March 4; Friday, March 5; Saturday, March 6