{"product_id":"only-25-minutes-from-broadway-an-anecdotal-history-of-the-westchester-broadway-theatre-paperback","title":"Only 25 Minutes from Broadway: An Anecdotal History of the Westchester Broadway Theatre - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary D. Chattman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Westchester Broadway Theatre brought live theater to Westchester, New York, and was unique in its programming, presenting many Broadway-caliber shows, while serving dinner or lunch to patrons. This Equity theater launched the careers of many Broadway stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe WBT and its precursor were exceptional in the history of American theater. An Equity, primarily musical theater venue that hosted 217 Broadway musicals and plays, over 75 children's shows, and over 1,500 musical specials, it employed over 5,000 people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe venue employed 2,000 dining employees, serving an estimated audience of over 6 million. It hosted many children's benefits, senior citizen events, other programs. WBT presentations ran uninterrupted for 46 years. No other theater in America can boast of its success; and it's \u003cem\u003eOnly 25 Minutes from Broadway.\u003c\/em\u003e This is its story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(About the Author)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary D. Chattman grew up in Yonkers, N.Y. This is his 14th book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished books: \u003cem\u003eMy Child Left Behind, \u003c\/em\u003e a critique of the standardized tests\/common core\/teacher evaluation mess; \u003cem\u003eThere Are No Goodbyes, \u003c\/em\u003e story of Jewish refugees fleeing Poland from the Nazis in 1939; \u003cem\u003eAll You Are to Me, \u003c\/em\u003e love story about a couple who endure World War II; \u003cem\u003eCowards Die Many Times Before Their Deaths, \u003c\/em\u003e school shooter attacks a music play rehearsal; \u003cem\u003eThere Was a Little Girl Who, \u003c\/em\u003e teacher discovers empathy, faith, dedication from a young girl in 1960; and \u003cem\u003ePennies From Heaven, \u003c\/em\u003e can a man be transported in time to stop the Holocaust before it happened?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForthcoming: play about the 1918 Pandemic; a murder mystery; and a novel about a young man who adopts his niece after her parents are killed in a car crash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51786277257504,"sku":"9781682353790","price":23.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bcc415165fcb86156b23b756c124337d.webp?v=1780631011","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/only-25-minutes-from-broadway-an-anecdotal-history-of-the-westchester-broadway-theatre-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}