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ÊMr. BroadwayÊ was completed just one month before Gerald Schoenfeld's death in 2008 at the age of 84. Bringing the reader backstage the long-term chairman of the Shubert Organization shares his triumphs and failures sings praise and settles scores. He recounts nightmarish tales of the Shuberts themselves ä the meanness of Lee the madness of JJ the turmoil surrounding John's personal life and the drunken ineptitude of Lawrence Shubert Lawrence Jr. the man who succeeded them and nearly brought the Shubert legacy to an ignominious end.ÞAn active participant in that legacy for over 50 years Schoenfeld describes how he and his partner Bernie Jacobs saved the Shubert Organization bringing some of Broadway's greatest hits to the stage ä from ÊA Chorus LineÊ ÊEquusÊ and ÊAmadeusÊ to ÊPippinÊ ÊLes Mis©rablesÊ ÊEvitaÊ ÊCatsÊ ÊThe Phantom of the OperaÊ ÊGodspellÊ ÊAin't Misbehavin'Ê ÊDreamgirlsÊ ÊDancin'Ê ÊSunday in the Park with GeorgeÊ ÊThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyÊ ÊGlengarry Glen RossÊ ÊThe Heidi ChroniclesÊ ÊThe Gin GameÊ ÊMiss SaigonÊ and ÊChessÊ.

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Gerald Schoenfeld, chairman of the Shubert Organization for more than 35 years, was one of the most influential people in commercial theater. He is credited with being a catalyst for the revival of Broadway and the theater district/Times Square in New York City.

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