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The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals
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2014
Summary
The Broadway musical came of age in the 1950s, a period in which some of the greatest productions made their debuts. Shows produced on Broadway during this decade include such classics as Damn Yankees, Fiorello!, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, Kismet, The Most Happy Fella, My Fair Lady, The Pajama Game, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story. Among the performers who made their marks were Julie Andrews, Bob Fosse, Carol Lawrence, and Gwen Verdon, while other talents who contributed to shows include Leonard Bernstein, Oscar Hammerstein II, Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Cole Porter, Jerome Robbins, Richard Rodgers, and Stephen Sondheim.
In The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical and revue which opened on Broadway during the 1950s. In addition to providing details on every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book includes revivals, and one-man and one-woman shows.
Each entry contains the following information:
Opening and closing dates
Plot summary
Cast members
Number of performances
Names of all important personnel including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors
Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs
Production data, including information about tryouts
Source material
Critical commentary
Tony awards and nominations
Details about London and other foreign productions
Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendices, such as a discography, film and television versions, published scripts, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and lists of productions by the New York City Center Light Opera Company, and the New York City Opera Company.
A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals provides readers with a complete view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.
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Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-3504-5
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-3505-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
468
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Contents No access
Introduction No access
1950 Season No access Pages 1 - 26
1950–1951 Season No access Pages 27 - 76
1951–1952 Season No access Pages 77 - 116
1952–1953 Season No access Pages 117 - 144
1953–1954 Season No access Pages 145 - 172
1954–1955 Season No access Pages 173 - 214
1955–1956 Season No access Pages 215 - 252
1956–1957 Season No access Pages 253 - 284
1957–1958 Season No access Pages 285 - 322
1958–1959 Season No access Pages 323 - 360
1959 Season No access Pages 361 - 386
Appendix A: Alphabetical List of Shows No access Pages 387 - 390
