Enchanted evenings
the Broadway musical from Show boat to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber
2nd ed.
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Publication
2009 - Oxford University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
120,000 words, Guess
Page Count
480 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL23056914M
- Internet Archiveenchantedevening0000bloc_c6o5
- Internet Archiveenchantedevening0000bloc_o6w9
- ISBN-139780195384000
- ISBN-100195384008
and 4 more
- Goodreads6998010
- Library of Congress Control Number2009003980
- OCLC Control Number301948414
- Better World Books9780195384000
Classifications
- DDC782.1/4097471
- LCCML1711.8.N3 B56 2009
- LCCML1711.8.N3B56 2009
Description
The classic musicals of Broadway can provide us with truly enchanted evenings. But while many of us can hum the music and even recount the plots from memory, we are often much less knowledgeable about how these great shows were put together. What was the inspiration for Rodgers and Hart's Pal Joey, or Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel? Why is Maria's impassioned final speech in West Side Story spoken, rather than sung? Now, in Enchanted Evenings, Geoffrey Block offers theater lovers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of the best-loved, most admired, and most enduring musicals of Broadway's Golden Era. The book's particular focus is on the music, offering a wealth of detail about how librettist, lyricist, composer, and director work together to shape the piece. Drawing on manuscript material such as musical sketches, autograph manuscripts, pre-production librettos, and lyric drafts, Block reveals the winding route the works took to get to their final form. Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Kurt Weill, Frank Loesser, Leonard Bernstein, Sondheim, and other luminaries emerge as hardworking craftsmen under enormous pressure to sell tickets without compromising their dramatic vision and integrity. Packed with information, including a complete discography, plot synopses, and song-by-song scenic outlines for each of the fourteen shows, Enchanted Evenings is an essential reference as well as a riveting history.
Description
This second edition offers theater lovers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of America's best musicals. Geoffrey Block provides a documentary history of each of the eighteen musicals he discusses. He reveals how the American musical evolved from the 1920s to today, both on stage and on screen, and how librettist, lyricist, composer, and director work together to shape pieces.--[book cover].
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