Close Up Radio Spotlights Thomas S. Hischak

St. Augustine FL – Thomas S. Hischak is a notable an internationally recognized author and teacher in the Performing Arts and one of the most influential authorities on the American Musical Theatre. He is the author of over thirty non-fiction books about theatre, film, and popular music, including Musical Misfires Three Decades of Broadway Musical Heartbreak, The Oxford Companion to The American Musical, and his newly released Broadway Decoded.

While in high school, Thomas’s interest in Broadway musicals and their cinematic versions came to life after seeing My Fair Lady and West Side Story.  The subject matters, performances, and musical numbers spoke to him so powerfully it launched his writing career and beginning in the early 90s’s he started writing. Although most of his books pertain to musical theater he has also written about film and popular music of the past as well as lesser- known parts of Broadway musicals. Now retired from the university and happily living in St. Augustine Florida he teaches theater and film part time at Flagler college.

In his upcoming interview, Thomas will be discussing his latest release, his well-researched Broadway Decoded, an excellent resource about Broadway musicals. He chose fifty of the most produced and well know musicals and lists all the expressions and idioms that we don’t typically understand and brings them to light. It’s a fun read as well as useful and practical.

Thomas graciously emphasizes that he writes books not for the “scholars,” but your average run of the mill individuals.  Even though impeccably researched they are not meant be boorishly academic but lively and fun.

For more information, visit https://www.thomashischak.com/