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Now in its third decade, Applause is America's foremost publisher of theatre and cinema books. Our books range from biographies of film and theatre luminaries, to playscripts, librettos, monologue books, and explorations of film and theatre history. Applause also publishes the long-running Screen World and Theatre World annuals as well as the Best American Short Plays series, and the Playbill Broadway Yearbooks.

Jerry Orbach, Prince of the City: His Way from The Fantasticks to Law and Order
The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2010 to May 2011 - Seventh Annual Edition
Something's Coming, Something Good - West Side Story and the American Imagination
George Clooney, The Last Great Movie Star - Revised and Updated Edition
Three Stooges FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Eye-Poking, Face-Slapping, Head-Thumping Geniuses
Son of Harpo Speaks!
Black and Blue - The Redd Foxx Story
Trust Me: A Memoir
Inside the Plaza: An Intimate Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel - Revised and Updated
Mr. Broadway: The Inside Story of the Shuberts, the Shows, and the Stars
The Best American Short Plays 2010-2011
An Askew View 2: The Films of Kevin Smith
Comediennes - Laugh Be a Lady
The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2011 to May 2012 (Eighth Annual Edition)
Fortune in My Eyes: A Memoir of Broadway Glamour, Social Justice, and Political Passion
James Bond FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Everyone's Favorite Superspy
Doctor Who FAQ - All That's Left to Know About the Most Famous Time Lord in the Universe
The Treasures of Bruce Lee: The Official Story of the Legendary Martial Artist
Bob and Ray, Keener Than Most Persons
The Best American Short Plays 2011-2012
One on One: Playing with a Purpose - Monologues for Kids Ages 7-15
In the Heights: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical
Performance of the Century: 100 Years of Actors' Equity Association and the Rise of Professional American Theater
Les Mis�rables: From Stage to Screen
Film Noir FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Hollywood's Golden Age of Dames, Detectives, and Danger
The Rest of the Story: A Life Completed
All The Emperor's Men: Kurosawa's Pearl Harbor
Evenings with Cary Grant: Recollections in His Own Words and by Those Who Knew Him Best
Funny: The Book - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Comedy
The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook
Dressing Marilyn: How a Hollywood Icon Was Styled by William Travilla
Star Trek FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the First Voyages of the Starship Enterpris
On Singing Onstage: Complete DVD Set
Marlene - Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography
A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening
Broadway Musical MVPs: 1960-2010 - The Most Valuable Players of the Past 50 Seasons
Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales (Updated)
Screen World Volume 62: The Films of 2010

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