This is the ultimate show-biz how-to guide for aspiring kids and their parents; written by Hollywoodrsquo;s number-one kid-talent expert and executive producer for Disney; ABC; and the WB; Irene Dreayer (ldquo;the Drayrdquo;). As a thirty-year veteran of discovering kid stars and producing hit TV shows such as the Disney Channelrsquo;s The Suite Life on Deck and The Suite Life of Zack Cody; as well as several TV movies; Dreayer has seen hundreds of kids try to make it in show business. Most parents and kids donrsquo;t understand the steps or how to navigate the ins and outs of the industry. Most make critical mistakes. As Hollywoodrsquo;s only trusted career coach for kid talent; Irene Dreayer developed the Dray Way (www.thedrayway.com) as her proven method for guiding show-biz kids and their parents on how to audition correctly; how to handle the business side; and how to deal with issues such as image and rejection. The Dray Way is her method for working with kids and training parents on how to pursue this business we call show in a strategic manner; the right way. This book is designed as a workbook for parents and kids to do together. Every chapter explains; informs; and delivers the honest truth about specific aspects of the entertainment business and outlines the crucial information kids and parents need to learn as a family. Some chapters are designed exclusively for parents; but most are a family affair. The exercises in each chapter are to be completed by parents and kids in order to learn the skills required to be a better actor; singer; or dancer. Mom! I Want to Be a Star is entertaining; fun to read; and a wonderful opportunity for families to explore together their childrsquo;s dream and desire to become a star.
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Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An insightful; validating; concise study of mutually beneficial creative endeavorsBy Howard MandelThe history of black and white Americans meeting and mixing via jazz goes back to the musics origins 100 or so years ago -- and Jewish people have played a vital role; beyond their percentage of the population; not only playing but also producing; presenting; representing; and sometimes finagling over the entertainment-and-art form. Hersch clearly; concisely; insightfully and originally delves into the complexities of the back and forth; essentially symbiotic and in his view (also mine) mutually beneficial relations between African-Americans and Jewish Americans; discussing Louis Armstrong; Willie "the Lion" Smith and Slim Galliard as well as Benny Goodman; Artie Shaw and Norman Granz; taking the story up through Don Byron; John Zorn; Steve Bernstein and Paul Shapiro. The book is detailed and Hersch is an academic; but the book isnt long or pedantic; if youre interested in the subject its compelling and persuasive. Sent me back to listening to records; and rethinking some of the assumptions Ive had; but also validating some of my worked-through opinions; speaking to the positive nature of this creative American enterprise.
