Julie Bovasso

"A poet one day takes a draft that transports him over the rainbow into the land of chimeras and wicked wizards. In the real world he leaves behind, he is victimized by his vulgar mistress who steals his materials and sells them to the mailman. Then a landlord cuts himself in on the action, and finally an internal revenue man. Many people live high off the hog of the writer's back. Meanwhile, the poet confronts a psychiatrist who is obsessed with...

Tony is an undereducated Brooklyn teenager who is bored with his daytime job. The highlight of his week is going to the local disco, where he is the king of the dance floor. Tony meets Stephanie at the disco and they agree to dance together in a competition. Stephanie resists Tony's attempts to romance her, as she aspires to greater things. Gradually, Tony also becomes disillusioned with the life he is leading and he and Stephanie decide to help one...

It's five years later and Tony Manero's Staying Alive is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenge yet - making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.