Michael Lassell

The Tony-award winning Aladdin is a veritable hit on Broadway and is just beginning national and international performances. In A Whole New World, readers will discover the journey from ancient legend to screen to stage in the words of its creators.

A Whole New World

The Road to Broadway and Beyond Disney Aladdin

David Evans

Lawrence Schimel

Christopher Morgan

Matthew Rettenmund

Don Shewey

David Laurents

Dominic Santi

Barry Alexander

Tom Caffrey

Jack Risk

Patrick Barnes

Adam McCabe

Thirteen classic gay sex stories that will turn you on! These tales of lust are not for the faint-hearted: Be it an orgy with kinky twins, a blind date with a hot Puerto Rican, or a racy rendezvous with the most powerful men in the world - the hunks in these stories get to it without much ado. THE YOUNG AND THE HUNG features stories of classic gay erotica at their most titillating, available in digital format for the first time! Also check out our contemporary gay romance series "different boys" - only at Bastei Entertaiment!

The Young and The Hung

From its first publication as a fairy tale told by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid has been enthralling children and adults alike with its story of the transforming power of love. In 1989, Disney put little Ariel on film, gave her flaming red hair and an Oscar-winning musical score, and, in the process, reinvented the animated feature as a viable art form. Now the creative powers at Disney have reimagined the mermaid and her friends again, bringing one of Disney’s most beloved princesses to the stage. The Little Mermaid: The Story of a Tale is a look at the process of morphing a 19th-century story and a 20th-century film into a stage event for the 21st century. This oversized, profusely illustrated book traces the evolution of The Little Mermaid from its inception in Denmark, through its triumphant animation, to the hit Broadway stage version now playing in New York. In addition to photographs of the show and its rehearsals, the book will explore the creative process with extensive looks behind the scenes. Writer Michael Lassell interviews Francesca Zambello and choreographer Steven Mear, writer Doug Wright and composer Alan Menken, designers George Tsypin and Tanya Noginova as well as all the stars in the show’s extraordinarily talented cast. This is a grown-up book for children of all ages.

From the Deep Blue Sea to the Great White Way

The Little Mermaid

Elena Georgiou

Presents a collection of poetry written by both new and established gay and lesbian writers, with themes including love, loneliness, ethnicity, and politics.

Lesbian and Gay Poetry of the Next Wave : an Anthology

The World in Us

Filled with trade secrets culled from the pages of Metropolitan Home, this guide to home decorating features more than two hundred beautiful color illustrations, advice from designers, and advice on how to achieve a personal style.

Insider's Tips from Top Interior Designers

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The first collection of renowned gay writer Michael Lassell's poetry, fiction and essays. Widely anthologized and a staple of gay literary and entertainment publications nationwide, Lassell is regarded as one of the most distinctive and accomplished talents of his generation. As much a chronicle of post-Stonewall gay life as a compendium of a remarkable writer's work, The Hard Way is sure to appeal to anyone interested in the state of contemporary writing.

The Hard Way

Jameson Currier

Chris Leslie

Walter Wilde

Gilles Packer

Eleven classic gay sex tales of kinky playfulness! Cruising the Spanish Alhambra, getting hot massages in Hawaii, or sexing it up inside the hot confines of a military tank - the boys in these stories get exactly what they want. Going at it without any taboos, they won't stop until all their cravings are satisfied! FEELING FRISKY is classic gay erotica, available in digital format for the first time! Also check out our contemporary gay romance series different boys - only at Bastei Entertaiment!

Feeling Frisky

Embracing design of every kind from every corner of the globe, this inspirational work looks at the defining notions of glamour, elements of home decoration, and homes where everything comes glamorously together. Includes a directory of the designers and resources.

Making it Modern

Glamour

Brian Sibley

Two veteran writers collaborate on this fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the journey that took the “practically perfect” nanny from the pages of P. L. Travers’s beloved novels to the stage. Well-known British writer and radio personality Brian Sibley tells Mary Poppins’s story, from her obscure origins in Travers’s Australian childhood and her progress through the series of books Travers began to write in 1934, to her incarnation by Julie Andrews in one of the most successful Disney films of all time, to her long-awaited landing onstage in London’s West End. A long-time friend of Travers and co-writer with her of an unproduced sequel to the film, Sibley offers unique insights into the idiosyncratic author’s complex relationship to her heroine, and the decades-long series of proposals and negotiations that finally resulted in Disney Theatrical Productions joining forces with the Cameron Mackintosh Theatrical Group to realize Travers’s stories as a spectacular work of musical theater. Sibley’s details the entire development process of the show’s script, music, choreography, and design, culminating in a glorious opening night on December 15, 2004 in London’s Prince Edward’s Theatre, as Mary Poppins is met by cheering sold-out houses and critical raves. In the book’s second half, Michael Lassell gives a fascinating backstage account of the show’s transfer to Broadway, including the show’s American casting and important changes to its book, lyrics, and designs, as the creative team strives to “plus” Poppins to perfection.

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