{"product_id":"one-more-seat-at-the-round-table-9781639888023","title":"One More Seat at the Round Table","description":"\"An utterly engrossing, hilarious, and often tender novel of how one hundred-plus creative people made Broadway's legendary, much-loved musical \u003ci\u003eCamelot\u003c\/i\u003e from scraps and sheer determination.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-- Stephanie Cowell, award winning author of \u003ci\u003eMarrying Mozart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClaude \u0026amp; Camille\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Rain \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e---- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if the most conflicted lovers in Broadway's \u003ci\u003eCamelot\u003c\/i\u003e aren't Lancelot and Guenevere? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet backstage during the out-of-town chaos of Lerner and Loewe's now-classic 1960 musical, \u003ci\u003eOne More Seat at the Round Table\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the struggles of feisty drama school grad Jane Conroy, who lands a plum Gal Friday job, and Bryce Christmas, a gifted, if insecure, actor on the verge of his big break. When Jane and Bryce fall helplessly in love during Toronto tryouts, their relationship is tested by mistakes they make and endless work woes: \u003ci\u003eCamelot\u003c\/i\u003e's four-hour length, poor reviews, the illness of librettist Alan Jay Lerner, and the near-fatal coronary of director Moss Hart who quits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Lerner, composer Loewe, and their stars, Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, trudge on to Boston, doubts besiege Jane who hopes to buck convention and skip marriage and Bryce who wants a wife. They also discover hidden strengths as Jane gains agency backstage and Bryce takes charge of his talent. But will Jane's commitment phobia derail their future? Will \u003ci\u003eCamelot\u003c\/i\u003e become a glittering hit? These questions create a tense roller-coaster ride to the end of Susan Dormady Eisenberg's wise and witty novel, a story about the transformative power of love and the luminous pull of Broadway as it casts its spell on performers and fans alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6537493\"\u003eSusan Dormady Eisenberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atmosphere Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639888023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639888020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atmosphere Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523343872237,"sku":"9781639888023","price":25.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_b5e2d9a9-3dc2-48a4-8c31-2dde28d19322.jpg?v=1701316967","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/one-more-seat-at-the-round-table-9781639888023","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}