Lulu the Broadway Mouse: The Show Must Go On

Lulu the Broadway Mouse #2

by Jenna Gavigan

Lulu's show has just received its closing notice. Lulu and the rest of the company are devastated. Lulu takes readers back in time to just after she made her onstage debut and of Lulu and Jayne rising in popularity and esteem. However, there is one critic who is determined to break Lulu's career. With additional casting drama happening with Jayne, Amanda, and new girl Olivia, the news about the show closing comes as a real blow to everyone. When Benji, Lulu's brother, comes up with an idea on how to boost ticket sales, the company members hit the streets, desperate to save the show from closing. But will Lulu and Stella be able to stop the nasty critic from completely ruining Lulu's dreams and those of the rest of the cast?

Genres: Middle Grade

273 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 31, 2020

About the author

Jenna Gavigan grew up dreaming of Broadway. As a teenager, she made her Broadway debut in Gypsy, opposite Bernadette Peters. Since then, she’s appeared in a handful of films, on a gaggle of television shows, and on stages east and west. A fourth generation New Yorker, Jenna graduated with a BA in creative writing from Columbia University, where she focused on fiction, television, and screenwriting. She lives in a teeny tiny Manhattan apartment with her husband, Kevin. Like Lulu, Jenna loves cheese, regularly quotes musicals, and continues to dream of Broadway. Lulu the Broadway Mouse is her first novel. Jenna is busy editing Lulu's sequel, The Show Must Go On, on sale March 2020.

Reviews

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

More than anything, this beautiful book is about facing your fears.
In a wonderfully told story, Lulu the mouse navigates through egos and disappointments and pressures and success with calmness and wisdom.
It paints a vivid and fantastically accurate picture of life backstage in a long running show.
The author clearly has enormous affection for both the theatre and her vivid characters and that affection bursts through every line.
A lovely book.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Hailee G · Rating 4 out of 5]

like the first book, I really liked it. It kept my attention, but I feel like the first book was a lot better!