Thank you to NetGalley, and Rowman & Littlefield for this eARC. It was an honor and delight getting to read this. Being a reader who loves to read non-fiction, this was a wonderful treat for my grey matter. What a lovely premise, and yay for me to get to read this during non-fiction November.

Women Writing Musicals, is highly detailed, and the content vehemently shows that the author has researched well, and in deep over the subject. It’s commendable how the names and their stories are arranged categorically, making it easy for reader, theatre/musical aficionados, and the commoner or someone naïve with respect to the sub-genre.

The book has narrative in detail not only about achievements, accomplishments, and contributions of women in the history of Broadway and its shaping, but also writes about the difficulties women faced doing so. The contributions of women in the progression of Broadway history is something that remains much overlooked over decades and we can’t say for definite if it’s totally the opposite right now, but something documented like this is a pretty solid manner of bringing it forth for the world to know.

I also applause for the Introduction to the book before the contents even begin, as it shows the state of mind, and motivation of the author to contemplate such a powerful book.