Not Since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops

"Not Since Carrie" is Ken Mandelbaum's brilliant survey of Broadway's biggest flops. This highly readable and entertaining book highlights almost 200 musicals created between 1950 and 1990, framed around the notorious musical adaptation of "Carrie," and examines the reasons for their failure. "Essential and hilarious," raves "The New Yorker," and "The New York Times" calls the book "A must-read."