{"product_id":"9781594632808","title":"Drama High","description":"Author: Sokolove, Michael\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781594632808\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 07 Oct 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the tradition of I\u0026gt;Friday Night Lights\/I\u0026gt;, the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students and inspired a town.BR\u0026gt;BR\u0026gt;b\u0026gt;The inspiration for the NBC TV series \"i\u0026gt;Rise\/i\u0026gt;,\" starring Josh Radnor, Auli'i Cravalho, and Rosie Perez - the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students and inspired a town. By the author of i\u0026gt;The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino.\/i\u0026gt;\/b\u0026gt;br\u0026gt;br\u0026gt; Why would the multimillionaire producer ofi\u0026gt;Cats\/i\u0026gt;,i\u0026gt;The Phantom of the Opera\/i\u0026gt;, andi\u0026gt;Miss Saigon\/i\u0026gt;take his limo from Manhattan to the struggling former steel town of Levittown, Pennsylvania, to see a high school production ofi\u0026gt;Les Miserables\/i\u0026gt;?br\u0026gt;br\u0026gt; To see the show performed by the astoundingly successful theater company at Harry S Truman High School, run by its legendary director, Lou Volpe. Broadway turns to Truman High when trying out controversial shows such as i\u0026gt;Rent\/i\u0026gt;andi\u0026gt;Spring\/i\u0026gt;i\u0026gt;Awakening\/i\u0026gt;before they move on to high school theater programs across the nation. Volpe's students from this blue-collar town go on to become Emmy-winning producers, entertainment executives, newscasters, and community-theater founders.br\u0026gt;br\u0026gt; Michael Sokolove, a Levittown native and former student of Volpe's, chronicles the drama director's last school years and follows a group of student actors as they work through riveting dramas both on and off the stage. This is a story of an economically depressed but proud town finding hope in a gifted teacher and the magic of theater.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48028520939678,"sku":"ING-9781594632808","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781594632808.jpg?v=1784897406","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781594632808","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}