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King of Broadway

by Dan Elish

A possible return to Broadway

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A possible return to Broadway

Horatio King’s career is defined by a musical that failed fifteen years ago—and by the question of whether he will make another. At eighty-five, the celebrated composer-lyricist is approached by twenty-five-year-old Ben Willis, whose children’s novel becomes the starting point for a possible Broadway collaboration. The setup brings together an established theater figure facing a late-career decision and a newcomer with a story to adapt. Dan Elish’s novel centers on creative partnership, artistic legacy, and the prospect of returning to musical theater after a long absence.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in musical theater and Broadway settings.
  • Readers drawn to stories about creative collaborations across generations.
  • Readers interested in questions of artistic legacy and late-career choices.

Themes

Musical theaterCreative collaborationArtistic legacyCareer renewal

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Book overview

Horatio King is an eighty-five-year old curmudgeon who happens to be the greatest musical theater composer and lyricist of his generation. Fifteen years before the story begins, his last musical, "Black Hawk Down," was a flop. Now King is approached by twenty-five-year old Ben Willis who sends him a copy of his newly published children's novel, "The Worldwide Dessert Contest." Would King like to get back in the game and collaborate with a new-comer on what could be his last Broadway musical?

 

'I loved King of Broadway! Standing Ovation!' - Bryan Batt, actor, writer

'Exuberant, madcap, and ultimately touching...musical theater mavens will devour it!' - Douglas J. Cohen, composer-lyricist

'King of Broadway is a charming fantasy about what it would be like to collaborate on a musical with a Sondheim-like legend. Dan Elish gets it right--only funnier.' - DT Max author of Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim

 

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