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 tom santopietro author , producer , broadway theater manager
tom santopietro

tom santopietro is a best-selling author and broadway theater manager .
he worked for 25 years in the new york theater scene , managing over 30 broadway shows .
tom santopietro is the author of five books : the sound of music story , the godfather effect : changing hollywood , america , and me , sinatra in hollywood , considering doris day -lrb- a new york times book review editor 's choice -rrb- and the importance of being barbra .
a frequent media commentator in programs ranging from the pbs documentary the italian americans to the jimmy van heusen biography swingin ' with frank & bing , tom conducts monthly interviews for barnes and noble and lectures on classic films .
over the past thirty years he has managed more than two dozen broadway shows .
