The a to Z of the Broadway Musical

William A. Everett; Paul R. Laird

doi:10.5771/9780810870444

Summary

The Broadway musical has greatly influenced American (and world) culture. Such shows as Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun are as 'American as apple pie,' while the long runs of imports like Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and Les MisZrables have broken records. Broadway has produced such cultural icons as Ethel Merman, Yul Brynner, and Julie Andrews, and composers and lyricists such as Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and many others have had their melodies sung on its stages. Visionaries like George Abbott, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Tommy Tune, and Susan Stroman have brought productions to life through their innovative direction and choreography. Since the latter part of the 19th century, the Broadway musical has remained one of the most popular genres in entertainment and its history is related in detail in The A to Z of the Broadway Musical. Through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and 900 dictionary entries on Broadway shows, playwrights, directors, producers, designers, and actors, this handy desk reference offers quick information on the many aspects of the Broadway musical.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2009
Copyright Year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-6881-6
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-7044-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 412
Product Type: Monograph

1. Contents No access
2. Editor’s Foreword No access
3. Preface No access
4. Chronology No access
5. Introduction No access
The Dictionary No access Pages 1 - 386
Appendix: Winners of the Tony Award for Best Musical, 1949–2006 No access Pages 387 - 388
Bibliography No access Pages 389 - 410
About the Authors No access Pages 411 - 412