Books by Kurt Ganzl

This volume in the new Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre series sets Lydia Thompson, queen of burlesque, under the spotlight with outlandish tales of her burlesque company, romance with a Grand Duke and her electrifying talent.

A colourful biography of William B. Gill, a famous musical-comedy playwright and comedy performer of the late 19th century who is now mostly forgotten, but who changed the course of American musical theatre.