{"product_id":"never-mind-the-happy","title":"Never Mind the Happy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e• By \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarc Shaiman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRelease Date: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJan 27, 2026\u003cbr\u003e• ISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9798895652244\u003cbr\u003e• 304 Pages\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHardcover \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNever Mind the Happy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, musical dynamo Marc Shaiman looks back on five decades of Broadway triumphs, Hollywood hijinks, and unforgettable collaborations. Along the way, he charts the personal highs and heartbreaks that have shaped him—spending his teenage years in community theater, starting a decades-long collaboration with Bette Midler in the'70s, surviving the AIDS crisis of the '80s, his award-winning film music career in the Hollywood of the '90s, right up to the highs (and lows) of creating Broadway musicals from 2000 on.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCandid, hilarious, and deeply human, Shaiman's story is a tribute to the power of music, the pull of the spotlight, and the beat that never stops.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart showbiz tell-all, part love letter to the melancholy that fuels creativity, told in perfect comic timing—along with a few wrong notes, and plenty of standing ovations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43184056795225,"sku":"979-8895652244","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0183\/6405\/files\/Nevermindthehappy.jpg?v=1774888728","url":"https:\/\/shop.givingtons.com\/products\/never-mind-the-happy","provider":"Givington's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}