The Broadway musical : a critical and musical survey [1 ed.] 9780195054347, 0195054342, 9780195074826, 0195074823

A survey of the most important or representative musical plays; illustrated with over 150 musical excerpts.

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English Pages [396] Year 1990

The Broadway musical : a critical and musical survey [1 ed.]
9780195054347, 0195054342, 9780195074826, 0195074823

Musical Misfires: Three Decades of Broadway Musical Heartbreak looks at 151 musicals that did not run long enough to be

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Lawrence Kramer has been a pivotal figure in the development of the controversial new musicology, integrating the study

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One of the most successful shows in Broadway history, The Book of Mormon broke box office records when it debuted in 201

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When the young composer-lyricist Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by W

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The history of African Americans in film musicals and their reception by Black audiences and critics.

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In the 1930s, Broadway's lights still burned brightly. Ethan Mordden completes his history of the Broadway musical

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What is a Broadway Swing? Eyer and Smith delve deep into the responsibilities and rigors, joy and turmoil of performing

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Creating Musical Theatre features interviews with the directors and choreographers that make up today's Broadway el

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An insightful biography of the great composer, revealing Schubert’s complex and fascinating private life alongside his m

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