Reviews for I Got the Show Right Here: The Amazing True Story of How an Obscure Brooklyn Horn Player Became the Last Great Broadway Showman

The average rating for I Got the Show Right Here: The Amazing True Story of How an Obscure Brooklyn Horn Player Became the Last Great Broadway Showman based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-02-01 00:00:00 Mrs. Stevens If you're a theater nut, I got the book right here: Cy Feuer's I Got the Show Right Here…The Amazing, True Story of How an Obscure Brooklyn Horn Player Became the Last Great Broadway Showman. Feuer, at age 90, looks back on his life and with remarkable clarity, wisdom, and humor relates how he became part of a two man team who produced such giant Broadway hit musicals as Where's Charley?, Guys and Dolls, Can-Can, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. His anecdotes are priceless for theater buffs. This was the golden age of Broadway musicals, and Feuer and his partner Ernie Martin are responsible for bringing composer Frank Loesser to Broadway, first with Where's Charley? and again with one of Broadway's finest achievements, Guys and Dolls. The stories about the latter show are worth reading the book for, even if you've never heard of some of the other shows. But to learn how all their shows came about, how composers, writers, directors, and stars acted as shows developed is a treasure trove for people like me, who lives and breathes Broadway musicals. In the book, we hear how legendary playwright George S. Kaufmann was fired from one of the duo's shows, we experience Cole Porter's personal excesses and are apprised of the reason for them, we find out how Julie Andrews blossomed into a star, and we go on the journey of Cabaret, the movie, as Feuer deals with the genius of Bob Fosse. These are only the highlights of the book. It is chockfull of stories, long and short, that are funny, sad, and full of heart. Feuer, himself, was a treasure, and we are blessed that he wrote this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-11-10 00:00:00 Maxim Vinokurov I enjoyed this history of the shows produced by this musical theatre team. Their names don't roll off your tongue like Rogers & Hammerstein, but they produced a solid body of classic musicals. The best part of the book for me was all the backstage gossip, inside information, and little tidbits about famous people. But it was written in an easy to read style.