{"title":"Michael Riedel","description":"Michael Riedel has been the theater columnist for the New York Post since 1998. New York magazine has called his column a \"must-read\" for the theater world. Michael began his radio career as regular on the Imus in the Morning show in 2011. In 2017 WOR, New York's oldest and highest-rated station, asked him to cohost its morning show with well-known sportscaster Len Berman. The Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning show is the highest-rated morning radio program in the New York City area. Michael's book Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway won the Marfield Prize for arts writing in 2015 and is widely considered to be the successor to William Goldman's celebrated 1967 book about Broadway, The Season. A graduate of Columbia University, Michael lives in the West Village.","products":[{"product_id":"razzle-dazzle-the-battle-for-broadway-paperback","title":"Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A vivid page-turner\" (NPR) detailing the rise, fall, and redemption of Broadway--its stars, its biggest shows, its producers, and all the drama, intrigue, and power plays that happened behind the scenes.\"A rich, lovely, debut history of New York theater in the 1970s and eighties\" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Razzle Dazzle is a narrative account of the people and the money and the power that turned New York's gritty back alleys and sex-shops into the glitzy, dazzling Great White Way. In the mid-1970s Times Square was the seedy symbol of New York's economic decline. Its once shining star, the renowned Shubert Organization, was losing theaters to make way for parking lots and losing money. Bernard Jacobs and Jerry Schoenfeld, two ambitious board members, saw the crumbling company was ripe for takeover and staged a coup and staved off corporate intrigue, personal betrayals and criminal investigations. Once Jacobs and Schoenfeld solidified their power, they turned a collapsed theater-owning holding company into one of the most successful entertainment empires in the world, spearheading the revitalization of Broadway and the renewal of Times Square. \"For those interested in the business behind the greasepaint, at a riveting time in Broadway's and New York's history, this is the ticket\" (USA TODAY). Michael Riedel tells the stories of the Shubert Organization and the shows that re-built a city in grand style--including Cats, A Chorus Line, and Mamma Mia!--revealing the backstage drama that often rivaled what transpired onstage, exposing bitter rivalries, unlikely alliances, and inside gossip. \"The trouble with Razzle Dazzle is...you can't put the damn thing down\" (Huffington Post).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367056113887,"sku":"9781451672176","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/1IgFQyM0q69781451672176.webp?v=1789102277"},{"product_id":"singular-sensation-the-triumph-of-broadway-paperback","title":"Singular Sensation: The Triumph of Broadway - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fun and gossipy.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e* \"A masterful history.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review) * \"Engaging.\" --\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"brisk, insightful, and deliciously detailed take\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) on a transformative decade on Broadway, featuring behind-the-scenes accounts of shows such as \u003ci\u003eRent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lion King\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Producers--\u003c\/i\u003eshows that changed the history of the American theater. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1990s was a decade of profound change on Broadway. At the dawn of the nineties, the British invasion of Broadway was in full swing, as musical spectacles like \u003ci\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCats\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera \u003c\/i\u003edominated the box office. But Andrew Lloyd Webber's \u003ci\u003eSunset Boulevard \u003c\/i\u003esoon spelled the end of this era and ushered in a new wave of American musicals, beginning with the ascendance of an unlikely show by a struggling writer who reimagined Puccini's opera \u003ci\u003eLa Bohème \u003c\/i\u003eas the smash Broadway show \u003ci\u003eRent\u003c\/i\u003e. American musical comedy made its grand return, culminating in \u003ci\u003eThe Producers\u003c\/i\u003e, while plays, always an endangered species on Broadway, staged a powerful comeback with Tony Kushner's \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e. A different breed of producers rose up to challenge the grip theater owners had long held on Broadway, and corporations began to see how much money could be made from live theater. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd just as Broadway had clawed its way back into the mainstream of American popular culture, the September 11 attacks struck fear into the heart of Americans who thought Times Square might be the next target. But Broadway was back in business just two days later, buoyed by talented theater people intent on bringing New Yorkers together and supporting the economics of an injured city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Told with all the wit and style readers could wish for\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e) Michael Riedel presents the drama behind every mega-hit or shocking flop. From the bitter feuds to the surprising collaborations, all the intrigue of a revolutionary era in the Theater District is packed into \u003ci\u003eSingular Sensation\u003c\/i\u003e. Broadway has triumphs and disasters, but the show always goes on.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367955923167,"sku":"9781501166655","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/nQkqn6Jc7A9781501166655.webp?v=1789116963"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/michael-riedel.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}