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The Complete Book of 1930s Broadway Musicals
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2018
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Despite the stock market crash of October 1929, thousands of theatregoers still flocked to the Great White Way throughout the country’s darkest years. In keeping with the Depression and the events leading up to World War II, 1930s Broadway was distinguished by numerous political revues and musicals, including three by George Gershwin (Strike Up the Band, Of Thee I Sing, and Let ’Em Eat Cake). The decade also saw the last musicals by Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Vincent Youmans; found Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in full flower; and introduced both Kurt Weill and Harold Arlen’s music to Broadway.
In The Complete Book of 1930s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway from 1930 through 1939. This book discusses the era’s major successes, notorious failures, and musicals that closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts. It includes such shows as Anything Goes, As Thousands Cheer, Babes in Arms, The Boys from Syracuse, The Cradle Will Rock, The Green Pastures, Hellzapoppin, Hot Mikado, Porgy and Bess, Roberta, and various editions of Ziegfeld Follies.
Each entry contains the following information:
Plot summary
Cast members
Names of all important personnel, including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors
Opening and closing dates
Number of performances
Critical commentary
Musical numbers and the performers who introduced the songs
Production data, including information about tryouts
Source material
Details about London and other foreign productions
Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including a discography, filmography, and list of published scripts, as well as lists of black-themed and Jewish-themed productions. This comprehensive book contains a wealth of information and provides a comprehensive view of each show. The Complete Book of 1930s Broadway Musicals 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
2018
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-0276-3
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-0277-0
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
696
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Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access
Alphabetical List of Shows No access
1930 Season No access Pages 1 - 38
1930–1931 Season No access Pages 39 - 128
1931–1932 Season No access Pages 129 - 206
1932–1933 Season No access Pages 207 - 276
1933–1934 Season No access Pages 277 - 326
1934–1935 Season No access Pages 327 - 376
1935–1936 Season No access Pages 377 - 422
1936–1937 Season No access Pages 423 - 460
1937–1938 Season No access Pages 461 - 502
1938–1939 Season No access Pages 503 - 578
1939 Season No access Pages 579 - 614
Appendix A:Chronology (by Season) No access Pages 615 - 618
Appendix B:Chronology (by Classification) No access Pages 619 - 624
Appendix C:Discography No access Pages 625 - 626
Appendix D:Filmography No access Pages 627 - 628
Appendix E:Black-Themed Shows No access Pages 629 - 630
Appendix F:Jewish-Themed Shows No access Pages 631 - 632
Appendix G:Published Scripts No access Pages 633 - 634
Appendix H:Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas No access Pages 635 - 640
Appendix I:Theatres No access Pages 641 - 646
Bibliography No access Pages 647 - 648
Index No access Pages 649 - 694
About the Author No access Pages 695 - 696
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