A personal account of the influence of musicals on everyday life is a part confessional, part social commentary that describes the author's experience of meeting famous celebrities and acquiring coveted bootleg recordings.

Nothing has the power to lift your heart or turn your stomach like Howard Keel in fake sideburns singing 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide' or Julie Andrews singing...well, just about anything. There are few situations where the question: What would Barbra do? doesn't have relevance in a world which is much better lived to a soundtrack of show-tunes.