Year: 2013
Author: Alex Ko
Genre: autobiography
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062236016
English language
Format: PDF
Interactive table of contents: Yes
Number of Pages: 341

The story of how a young dancer from Iowa became the leading actor in one of the most famous musicals of Broadway. Having lived through the tragic death of his father and family financial difficulties, overcoming countless auditions and seriously injured, Alex Co. at age 12 landed a starring role in the Broadway production of «Billy Elliot the Musical».
The book will be interesting for theater fans who want to learn about the world behind the scenes of Broadway, and the children, intent on their own to achieve their dreams.
The book is supplemented by a collection of black and white photographs of Alex's childhood.

Introduction
Chapter 1: How I Almost Never Learned to Dance
Chapter 2: Missteps
Chapter 3: My Return to Dance
Chapter 4: The Diagnosis
Chapter 5: The Transplant
Chapter 6: The Ride
Chapter 7: The Conversation
Chapter 8: A Beginning, and an End
Chapter 9: Travels with My Dad
Chapter 10: Lost and Found
Chapter 11: The Dance
Chapter 12: So Close
Chapter 13: My First Step to Broadway
Chapter 14: The Audition
Chapter 15: Callbacks
Chapter 16: Callbacks, Part 2
Chapter 17: The Biggest Surprise of My Life
Chapter 18: Like Flying
Chapter 19: Falling Down and Getting Up
Chapter 20: In and Out
Chapter 21: Broken Dream
Chapter 22: Giving Back
Chapter 23: Father Figure
Chapter 24: My Return
Chapter 25: Inspired
Chapter 26: The Hard Side of Celebrity
Chapter 27: The End
Alex Ko’s Photo Album
Acknowledgments
About the Author

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