Judith Newmark

I have been attending the Muny Opera in St. Louis for as long as I can remember. It is the most exciting part of my summer: dressing up (okay, not so much any more, but we used to!), buying a Pepsi and Cracker Jack from the cute vendors, the enormous fans, watching musical theatre outside under the stars, reading the program and marking off all the shows I've seen over the years...maybe only appealing to a St. Louisan, but that's what I am. So this book, mostly pictures with little narration, is one that will sit on my coffee table forever. The history of the Muny, pictures from the first show in 1917 all the way through 2006, backstage pictures, pictures of young Red Skelton, Cary Grant, Gretchen Wyler, memories of shows I've seen--absolutely marvelous.… (plus d'informations)