Details the life and career of the woman songwriter who's songs were featured in films, on Broadway, and in house revues at the Cotton Club from the 1930s to the 1970s (view table of contents)

Follows the lives and careers of three legendary cabaret singers--Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook, and Julie Wilson--through the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of the 1993-94 performing season, discussing the world of nightclub singing, the history of cabaret, and the realities of a singer's life.

Gathers Broadway anecdotes auditions, firings, working with stars, traveling productions, closings, directors, and understudies

A gathering of interviews with prominent opera singers includes biographies and photographs of each singer as they talk with candor and humor about their work, their lives, and their colleagues