{"product_id":"9781594488221","title":"Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFriday Night Lights \u003c\/i\u003emeets \u003ci\u003eGlee\u003c\/i\u003e—the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students and inspired a town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Why would the multimillionaire producer of \u003ci\u003eCats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhantom of the Opera\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMiss Saigon \u003c\/i\u003etake his limo from Manhattan to the struggling former steel town of Levittown, Pennsylvania, to see a high school production of \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/i\u003e? To see the show performed by the astoundingly successful theater company at Harry S Truman High School, run by its legendary director, Lou Volpe. Broadway turns to Truman High when trying out controversial shows like \u003ci\u003eRent \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSpring\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAwakening \u003c\/i\u003ebefore they move on to high school theater programs across the nation. Volpe’s students from this blue-collar town go on to become Emmy-winning producers, entertainment executives, newscasters, and community-theater founders. Michael Sokolove, a Levittown native and former student of Volpe’s, chronicles the drama director’s last school years and follows a group of student actors as they work through riveting dramas both on and off the stage. This is a story of an economically depressed but proud town finding hope in a gifted teacher and the magic of theater.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045717688560,"sku":"9781594488221","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594488221_p0.jpg?v=1763810684","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594488221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}