The Show Won't Go On
The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage

A lot of people die in The Show Won’t Go On. It’s all about performers who actually die during a performance. Apparently, it happens a lot. Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns selected three figures’ worth of them out of potentially thousands, they imply. Their research is impeccable, due in large part to t......more

A collection of stories of performers who died while performing, most often of natural causes, but others via tragic accidents or murders. The authors seem to have actually done original research rather than just grabbed whatever stories they could find, which is the case with many other collected f......more

A morbidly fun collection of essays, perfect for pick up and go reading. As the title suggests, this is a look at performers who unfortunately met their demise in the most public of arenas. Even my kid liked this one, so I guess it's family friendly, if you're into that kind thing.......more

This book's premise is a fascinating one, but taken all together, so many onstage deaths become quite redundant. Most of the stories end with something like "And then he made a snoring sound and sank back in his chair/fell flat on his face. At first the crowd thought it was part of the show and laug......more

An unbelievable read. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny but never ever boring. Brilliant from beginning to end.......more