(Applause Books). Every year; Major League Baseball; the National Football League; the National Basketball Association; and the National Hockey League name a Most Valuable Player an MVP. The Broadway musical community doesnt. Oh; there are the Tony Awards; the Drama Desk Awards; and the Theatre World Awards. But what if Broadway selected a MVP each season? In Broadway Musical MVPs: 1960-2010; The Most Valuable Players of the Past 50 Seasons ; Peter Filichia names his choices for the MVPs of each of the past 50 Broadway seasons they might be performers; producers; directors; or choreographers. Not surprisingly; many of the featured MVPs are multitaskers; such as directors who also choreographed; or wrote the book; or even designed the costumes! Also included are awards in categories such as Comeback Player of the Year; Reliever of the Year; Rookie of the Year; and Led League in Errors. From Tammy Grimes; MVP of the 1960-61 season for The Unsinkable Molly Brown ; to Joe DiPietro; MVP of the 2009-10 season for Memphis ; Filichia recognizes the best and the brightest that have appeared on Broadway.
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