Amazon comThe man who wrote the words to The Fantasticks and several other musicals shares his hard-earned wisdom in a book that's part history, part how-to, with just enough memoir thrown in to give it a unique personality and flavor Jones (not the pop singer) lays out the rules of writing Broadway-style musicals, illustrated with examples from огзрь the great shows, from Oklahoma! on He then explains how he endeavored to break those rules and advises writers of the new millennium on how they might do the same Those writers will likely find their shows competing with Jones's Fantasticks, which opened in 1960 and is still going strong Book DescriptionThe lyricist/librettist of The Fantasticks, the longest running show in the history of the American theater, takes on a new role as your guide through the magical world of the stage musical.  Samsung2004 г 189 стр ISBN 0879100958.