Performing Arts

Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to point out in this memoir, autism “looks” different for just about everyone....

Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house. His family was poor, and the happiest time of his childhood was spent living on a farm in Missouri....

The first ever children's book by music legend Willie Nelson and his sister and bandmate Bobbie Nelson! He was a boy with a guitar. She was a girl with a piano....

Bruce Lee was a Chinese American action film star, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and philosopher....

As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most successful filmmakers of all time. He is a producer, screenwriter, director, and entrepreneur whose company Lucasfilms pioneered the movie effects that changed the world of animation....

Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star....

Elvis could not have come from humbler origins: Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, during the Depression, he grew up with the blues music of the rural South, the gospel music of local churches, and the country-western classics. Listen to learn more about Elvis....

In this audiobook is a world. An audio world created by two awkward guys who share their lives on the internet! We are Dan and Phil and we invite you on a journey inside our minds through your ears! From reading the stories of our actual births, to verbally exploring Phil's teenage diary....

One day, not so very many years ago, a small peasant boy was chosen to study ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy....

When renowned classical singer Marian Anderson wasn't allowed to sing at a theater in Washington, DC, because she was Black, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt invited her to sing at the Lincoln Memorial, at a concert attended by thousands of people....

Michaela DePrince was known as girl no. 27 at the orphanage where she was abandoned at a young age....

How does a little boy from the London suburbs named Reginald Kenneth Dwight grow up to become one of the biggest pop stars of all time? A lot of talent and a lot of personality....

You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley! Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed audiences all over the world with her sharpshooting, horse-riding, and action-packed performances....

With two six guns blazin', Annie Oakley was the star of Buffalo Bill Cody's famous Wild West show for almost 20 years....

In exuberant verse, Patricia Hruby Powell creates an extraordinary portrait of the passionate performer and civil rights advocate Josephine Baker....

Learn how Fred Rogers, a minister and musician from Pennsylvania, became one of America's most beloved television personalities and everyone's favorite neighbor....

Bob Marley was a reggae superstar who is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of all time....

The 18th book in the New York Times best-selling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Walt Disney, who made dreams come true....

With the support of her family and world-renowned choreographer George Balanchine, Maria Tallchief rose to the top of her art form to become America's first prima ballerina....

A bookworm as a child, Stan Lieber read tales about swashbuckling heroes accomplishing amazing feats, but he grew up to write his own thrilling stories....

RuPaul Andre Charles always knew he was meant to be a performer. Even as a young child, he loved to dress up and imitate the glamorous women he saw on television. When he turned 15, he began studying theater in a performing arts school in Atlanta and never looked back....

Through her pranks, sketches, and videos about everyday life, Jenn has become a mouthpiece for millennials and one of YouTube's fastest rising stars....

Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy....

When Aretha Franklin sang, she didn’t just sing...she sparked a movement. As a performer and a civil rights activist, the Queen of Soul used her voice to uplift freedom fighters and the Black community during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement....

How did a Native-American woman become a famous ballerina? What struggles did she overcome in order to claim her title in the world of ballet? How did the world receive her? Hear about the story of Maria Tallchief, and be inspired by her decisions and actions...