American Musical Comedy
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American Musical Comedy
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Author : Gerald Martin Bordman
language : en
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1982
American Musical Comedy written by Gerald Martin Bordman and has been published by New York : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Music categories.
A companion volume to American Operetta, this book traces the historical development of that quintessential American art form, the musical comedy. Full of fascinating details and telling insights, it also includes the long-lost text of the 1884 hit Adonis, the first musical comedy to run over 500 performances on Broadway.
The World Of Musical Comedy
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Author : Stanley Green
language : en
Publisher: New York : Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Release Date : 1960
The World Of Musical Comedy written by Stanley Green and has been published by New York : Ziff-Davis Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Acclaimed through three editions for its uniquely informative and entertaining style, this fourth edition of Stanley Green's World of Musical Comedy updates and enlarges the theatrical scope to include such recent shows as A Chorus Line, Barnum, They're Playing Our Song, and Annie. In a format that provides biographies of all the leading figures in the musical's development, Stanley Green manages to convey the spirit of the Broadway stage, its musical make-believe, and yet remain objective about the creative swings in its history and the careers of its individual creators. Everyone is here: Victor Herbert, Sigmund Romberg, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Rodgers and Hart, the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Frank Loesser, Lerner and Loewe, Stephen Sondheim, Cy Coleman, Marvin Hamlisch, and many others--not in a quick run-through but in vivid detail accompanied by pertinent interviews and photographs.This latest edition contains an expanded appendix that lists the casts, credits, songs, and recordings of every Broadway musical written by these illustrious and industrious composers and librettists. As always in a Stanley Green book, the research is exhaustive and impeccable, the presentation enjoyable, the judgments fair. From America's foremost theater historian, here is another edition of a classic theater chronicle.
The Musical
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Author : Richard Kislan
language : en
Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema
Release Date : 1995
The Musical written by Richard Kislan and has been published by Applause Theatre & Cinema this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Music categories.
THE MUSICAL A LOOK AT AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER
Musical Comedy In America
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Author : Cecil A. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-28
Musical Comedy In America written by Cecil A. Smith and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-28 with Performing Arts categories.
First Published in 1987. This is the second edition with an additional foreword. The purpose of this book—the first to recount the history of the popular musical stage on Broadway and its intersecting streets—is to tell what the various entertainments were like, how they looked and sounded, who was in them, and why they made people laugh or cry. The values employed in the book are changeable and inconsistent. Sometimes an affable smile is bestowed upon a musical comedy, burlesque, or revue that was really very bad. Sometimes a harsh verdict is brought in against an entertainment that received widespread approval and praise.
American Musical Theatre
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Author : Gerald Martin Bordman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
American Musical Theatre written by Gerald Martin Bordman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Music categories.
Hailed as "absolutely the best reference book on its subject" by Newsweek, American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle covers more than 250 years of musical theatre in the United States, from a 1735 South Carolina production of Flora, or Hob in the Well to The Addams Family in 2010. Authors Gerald Bordman and Richard Norton write an engaging narrative blending history, critical analysis, and lively description to illustrate the transformation of American musical theatre through such incarnations as the ballad opera, revue, Golden Age musical, rock musical, Disney musical, and, with 2010's American Idiot, even the punk musical. The Chronicle is arranged chronologically and is fully indexed according to names of shows, songs, and people involved, for easy searching and browsing. Chapters range from the "Prologue," which traces the origins of American musical theater to 1866, through several "intermissions" (for instance, "Broadway's Response to the Swing Era, 1937-1942") and up to "Act Seven," the theatre of the twenty-first century. This last chapter covers the dramatic changes in musical theatre since the last edition published-whereas Fosse, a choreography-heavy revue, won the 1999 Tony for Best Musical, the 2008 award went to In the Heights, which combines hip-hop, rap, meringue and salsa unlike any musical before it. Other groundbreaking and/or box-office-breaking shows covered for the first time include Avenue Q, The Producers, Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, Monty Python's Spamalot, Wicked, Hairspray, Urinetown the Musical, and Spring Awakening. Discussion of these shows incorporates plot synopses, names of principal players, descriptions of scenery and costumes, and critical reactions. In addition, short biographies interspersed throughout the text colorfully depict the creative minds that shaped the most influential musicals. Collectively, these elements create the most comprehensive, authoritative history of musical theatre in this country and make this an essential resource for students, scholars, performers, dramaturges, and musical enthusiasts.
No Legs No Jokes No Chance
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Author : Sheldon Patinkin
language : en
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date : 2008-05-20
No Legs No Jokes No Chance written by Sheldon Patinkin and has been published by Northwestern University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-20 with Performing Arts categories.
Traces the American musical from its rich beginnings in European opera. This book talks about the infancy of the musical - the revues, operettas, and early musical comedies, as well as the groundbreaking shows like "Oklahoma!" and "Show Boat", with references to how history, literature, fashion, popular music and movies influenced musical theater.
Broadway Babies
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Author : Ethan Mordden
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1988-06-23
Broadway Babies written by Ethan Mordden and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-06-23 with Music categories.
Vividly recreating the unique pleasure of experiencing a song-and-dance show, Broadway Babies spotlights the men and women who made a difference in the development of American musical comedy. Mordden's account features such show people as Florenz Ziegfeld, Harold Prince, Bert Lahr, Gwen Verdon, Angela Lansbury, Victor Herbert, Liza Minnelli, and Stephen Sondheim, and such musicals as Sally, Oh Kay!, Anything Goes, Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Follies, Chicago, and countless others. While theatrical historians traditionally have emphasized the role of the authors of musicals, Mordden also examines the personal styles of the directors, choreographers, and producers, in order to demonstrate not only what the musical became but what it was. The volume includes an extensive discography--the first of its kind--which offers a virtually self-contained history of recorded show music.
The Libretto In Contemporary American Musical Comedy
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Author : William Work
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1954
The Libretto In Contemporary American Musical Comedy written by William Work and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Libretto categories.
Musical Comedy In America
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Author : Cecil Michener Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
Musical Comedy In America written by Cecil Michener Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Music categories.
The American Musical
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Author : Peter Riddle
language : en
Publisher: Oakville, Ont. : Mosaic Press
Release Date : 2003
The American Musical written by Peter Riddle and has been published by Oakville, Ont. : Mosaic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Music categories.
This book traces the origins of music theatre from its 18th century European roots through its transformation in 19th century America, and its relation to American popular forms of entertainment as the minstrel show, burlesque and the revue. The flowering of the true musical comedy is documented, as represented by the Princess Musical of Jerome Kern and P G Wodehouse, which then gave birth to the first enduring masterpieces of American music drama -- Kern and Hammerstein's 'Show Boat'. Includes section on Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the development of music theatre through the sixties and beyond.