Download or read book Vanessa Hudgens High School Musical Star written by Sarah Tieck and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vanessa Hudgens is a talented actress and singer. This book introduces her childhood, family, educational background, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn how Vanessa's early talent for performing led her to star in Disney Channel's Emmy award-winning High School Musical. Also included are Vanessa's singing career and upcoming movies. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw in reluctant readers. Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Download or read book Vanessa Hudgens High School Musical Star written by Sarah Tieck and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vanessa Hudgens is a talented actress and singer. This book introduces her childhood, family, educational background, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn how Vanessa's early talent for performing led her to star in Disney Channel's Emmy award-winning High School Musical. Also included are Vanessa's singing career and upcoming movies. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw in reluctant readers. Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Download or read book Vanessa Hudgens Breaking Free written by Grace Norwich and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-01-11 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vanessa Hudgens is the star to watch. She has admiring fans the world over, thanks to her starring role as Gabriella Montez in the Disney Channel’s smash hit High School Musical. Plus she’s burning up the charts with her single “Come Back to Me” from her debut album, V.
Download or read book Walk This Way written by Geoff Edgers and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington Post national arts reporter Geoff Edgers takes a deep dive into the story behind “Walk This Way,” Aerosmith and Run-DMC's legendary, groundbreaking mashup that forever changed music. The early 1980s were an exciting time for music. Hair metal bands were selling out stadiums, while clubs and house parties in New York City had spawned a new genre of music. At the time, though, hip hop's reach was limited, an art form largely ignored by mainstream radio deejays and the rock-obsessed MTV network. But in 1986, the music world was irrevocably changed when Run-DMC covered Aerosmith's hit “Walk This Way” in the first rock-hip hop collaboration. Others had tried melding styles. This was different, as a pair of iconic arena rockers and the young kings of hip hop shared a studio and started a revolution. The result: Something totally new and instantly popular. Most importantly, "Walk This Way" would be the first rap song to be played on mainstream rock radio. In Walk This Way, Geoff Edgers sets the scene for this unlikely union of rockers and MCs, a mashup that both revived Aerosmith and catapulted hip hop into the mainstream. He tracks the paths of the main artists—Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Joseph “Run” Simmons, and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels—along with other major players on the scene across their lives and careers, illustrating the long road to the revolutionary marriage of rock and hip hop. Deeply researched and written in cinematic style, this music history is a must-read for fans of hip hop, rock, and everything in between.
Download or read book Vanessa Hudgens written by Valerie Sherrard and published by Superstars! (Crabtree). This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Vanessa Hudgens stepped onto the stage to try out for a role in High School Musical, she was one of over six hundred hopefuls. At that time, she was not well known. But the producers were blown away by her audition, and she was chosen for a leading part. It was this role that put the young singer/actress on the path to superstardom. Hudgens has now starred in a number of movies, released several albums, and won awards for her work as both an actress and a singer.
Download or read book Taylor Lautner written by Ally Azzarelli and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography goes from his early life in Michigan to his superstar status with millions of fans supporting "Team Jacob." Readers will discover Taylor's early film roles, and how he landed the part of Jacob Black in the Twilight series. This fun-to-read book offers reluctant readers juicy quotes, personal stories, and accessible features such as a timeline and glossary.
Download or read book The Disney Musical on Stage and Screen written by George Rodosthenous and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Disney Musical: Critical Approaches on Stage and Screen is the first critical treatment of the corporation's hugely successful musicals both on screen and on the stage. Its 13 articles open up a new territory in the critical discussion of the Disney mega-musical, its gender, sexual and racial politics, outreach work and impact of stage, film and television adaptations. Covering early 20th century works such as the first full-length feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), to The Lion King - Broadway's highest grossing production in history, and Frozen (2013), this edited collection offers a diverse range of theoretical engagements that will appeal to readers of film and media studies, musical theatre, cultural studies, and theatre and performance. The volume is divided into three sections to provide a contextual analysis of Disney's most famous musicals: · DISNEY MUSICALS: ON FILM · DISNEY ADAPTATIONS: ON STAGE AND BEYOND · DISNEY MUSICALS: GENDER AND RACE The first section employs film theory, semiotics and film music analysis to explore the animated works and their links to the musical theatre genre. The second section addresses various stage versions and considers Disney's outreach activities, cultural value and productions outside the Broadway theatrical arena. The final section focuses on issues of gender and race portraying representations of race, hetero-normativity, masculinity and femininity in Newsies, Frozen, High School Musical, Aladdin and The Jungle Book. The various chapters address these three aspects of the Disney Musical and offer new critical readings of a vast range of important works from the Disney musical cannon including Enchanted, Mary Poppins, Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Lion King and versions of musicals for television in the early 1990s and 2000s. The critical readings are detailed, open-minded and come to surprising conclusions about the nature of the Disney Musical and its impact.
Download or read book Kiss Me Kate written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watergate Amphitheatre, Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers present "Kiss Me, Kate," with Frances McCann, Robert Wright, Benny Baker, Marc Platt, Betty George, music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Sam and Bella Spewack, choreography by Hanya Holm, settings and costumes by Lemuel Ayers, orchestra under the direction of George Hirst, orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett, musical director Pembroke Davenport, incidental ballet music arranged by Genevieve Pitot, production staged by John C. Wilson.
Download or read book Zac Efron High School Musical Star written by Sarah Tieck and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zac Efron is a talented actor and singer. This book introduces his childhood, family, educational background, rise to fame, and future plans. Readers will learn how Zac's early talent for singing and dancing led him to star in Disney Channel's Emmy award-winning High School Musical. Covered in detail are Zac's roles in High School Musical and Hairspray. Also included are Zac's upcoming movies, as well as his hobbies and interests. Colorful graphics, oversized photographs, and short, engaging sentences draw in reluctant readers. Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Download or read book Film Stars written by Liz Gogerly and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Todays hottest movie stars are profiled in this glamorous volume. Readers will learn the secrets of success for each star. Zac Efron, Robert Pattison, and Amanda Seyfried are just three of the young stars covered. Quotes and photographs supplement fascinating text.
Download or read book Stars in the Arena written by Mel Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet the hot stars behind the big-screen adaptation of the thrilling Hunger Games series! Packed with four-color photos throughout! Ready to get up close and personal with the stars of The Hunger Games movie? Well now’s your chance. Filled with the latest photos, news from the set, and all the inside scoop on each of the actors—including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Isabelle Fuhrman, and the rest of the “tributes”—this is a must-have for fans.
Download or read book Tween Pop written by Tyler Bickford and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-03 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early years of the twenty-first century, the US music industry created a new market for tweens, selling music that was cooler than Barney, but that still felt safe for children. In Tween Pop Tyler Bickford traces the dramatic rise of the “tween” music industry, showing how it marshaled childishness as a key element in legitimizing children's participation in public culture. The industry played on long-standing gendered and racialized constructions of childhood as feminine and white—both central markers of innocence and childishness. In addition to Kidz Bop, High School Musical, and the Disney Channel's music programs, Bickford examines Taylor Swift in relation to girlhood and whiteness, Justin Bieber's childish immaturity, and Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana and postfeminist discourses of work-life balance. In outlining how tween pop imagined and positioned childhood as both intimate and public as well as a cultural identity to be marketed to, Bickford demonstrates the importance of children's music to core questions of identity politics, consumer culture, and the public sphere.
Download or read book Cyberbullies Cyberactivists Cyberpredators written by Lauren Rosewarne and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-01-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an expert in media, popular culture, gender, and sexuality, this book surveys the common archetypes of Internet users—from geeks, nerds, and gamers to hackers, scammers, and predators—and assesses what these stereotypes reveal about our culture's attitudes regarding gender, technology, intimacy, and identity. The Internet has enabled an exponentially larger number of people—individuals who are members of numerous and vastly different subgroups—to be exposed to one other. As a result, instead of the simple "jocks versus geeks" paradigm of previous eras, our society now has more detailed stereotypes of the undesirable, the under-the-radar, and the ostracized: cyberpervs, neckbeards, goths, tech nerds, and anyone with a non-heterosexual identity. Each chapter of this book explores a different stereotype of the Internet user, with key themes—such as gender, technophobia, and sexuality—explored with regard to that specific characterization of online users. Author Lauren Rosewarne, PhD, supplies a highly interdisciplinary perspective that draws on research and theories from a range of fields—psychology, sociology, and communications studies as well as feminist theory, film theory, political science, and philosophy—to analyze what these stereotypes mean in the context of broader social and cultural issues. From cyberbullies to chronically masturbating porn addicts to desperate online-daters, readers will see the paradox in popular culture's message: that while Internet use is universal, actual Internet users are somehow subpar—less desirable, less cool, less friendly—than everybody else.
Download or read book The Complete David Bowie Revised and Updated 2016 Edition written by Nicholas Pegg and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 1305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest edition yet – expanded and updated with 35,000 words of new material Critically acclaimed in its previous editions, The Complete David Bowie is widely recognized as the foremost source of analysis and information on every facet of Bowie’s career. The A-Z of songs and the day-by-day dateline are the most complete ever published. From the 11-year-old’s skiffle performance at the 18th Bromley Scouts’ Summer Camp in 1958, to the emergence of the legendary lost album Toy in 2011, to his passing in January 2016, The Complete David Bowiediscusses and dissects every last development in rock’s most fascinating career. * The Albums – detailed production history and analysis of every album from 1967 to the present day. * The Songs – hundreds of individual entries reveal the facts and anecdotes behind not just the famous recordings, but also the most obscure of unreleased rarities – from ‘Absolute Beginners’ to ‘Ziggy Stardust’, from ‘Abdulmajid’ to ‘Zion’. * The Tours – set-lists and histories of every live show. * The Actor – a complete guide to Bowie’s career on stage and screen. * Plus – the videos, the BBC radio sessions, the paintings, the Internet and much more.
Download or read book Superstars of the 21st Century written by Kathleen A. Tracy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a series of biographical portraits of the young performers who have reached superstardom in today's popular culture. Who are the superstar icons of the new century—the singers and actors who are captivating today's audiences? Get to know them in this exciting and informative new resource. In a series of biographical essays, Superstars of the 21st Century: Pop Favorites of America's Teens explores the lives of these extraordinary talents, giving readers an up-close look at their upbringings and families, their professional beginnings, and the remarkable accomplishments of their careers. Did you know singing star Rhianna was a member of her high school military cadet corps? That despite earning millions for her movie roles, Dakota Fanning has never received an allowance? That Twilight's Robert Pattinson was routinely dressed up as a girl by his sisters? The biographies included in Superstars of the 21st Century are filled with little-known facts like these, as well as career highlights and real insights into the daily lives of this generation's iconic figures.
Download or read book Beyond District 12 written by Mick O'Shea and published by Plexus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Already dubbed "the new Twilight," and based on the best-selling series of young adult books, The Hunger Games is set to be one of the most exciting films of 2012. Beyond District 12: The Stars of The Hunger Games provides an exclusive look at the up-and-coming young actors behind the three main roles of Katniss, Gale, and Peeta. The book features detailed biographies outlining Liam Hemsworth's, Jennifer Lawrence's, and Josh Hutcherson's early lives, their first forays into acting, and how they landed the most sought-after roles in Hollywood. Packed with behind-the-scenes gossip from the film's set and details of the trio's on- and off-screen antics, Beyond District 12 is an essential guide to the movie phenomenon.
Download or read book Recording and Promoting Your Music written by Matt Anniss and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a vibrant and engaging book for aspiring young musicians who want to learn the ins and outs of being in a band. This book looks at recording, releasing, and promoting your music, including how it all works in the digital age.
