By Barrett Seaman— Readers of Broadway Melody need not go very far into this novel about musical theater to understand that its author, Tarrytown resident Jack Viertel, knows whereof he writes. His depiction of the history and culture of a world encapsulated by the single word “Broadway” is both sweeping in scope and granular in detail. The plot revolves around three characters—a spotlight operator gazing down from the theater grid, a trumpet player in the orchestra pit and the ravishing […]
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