American Musicals: The Complete Books and Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics 1950-1969: Guys and Dolls / The Pajama Game / My Fair Lady / Gypsy / A Roof / Cabaret / 1776 (Library of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598532596 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 800 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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RoyBoy1 said Beautiful book containing excellent work. I cannot say enough good things about The Library of America publisher series. These books are beautifully crafted. Firm boards with fully sewn cloth bindings and printed on acid free paper. These books are built to offer multiple lifetimes of enjoyment, something modern bookmakers are doing less and less. I was looking for hardcover versions of the scripts for The Fiddler on the Roof and My Fair Lady and was pleased to see both in one volume from this p
. About the AuthorLaurence Maslon is an arts professor in the Graduate Acting Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He lives in New York. He also wrote the acclaimed American Masters/Thirteen documentary Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds. The author or editor of several books about musical theater, including The South Pacific Companion, he co-wrote two episodes of the Emmy-winning Broadway: The American Musical with Michael Kantor, as well as the companion volume
The author or editor of several books about musical theater, including The South Pacific Companion, he co-wrote two episodes of the Emmy-winning Broadway: The American Musical with Michael Kantor, as well as the companion volume. Laurence Maslon is an arts professor in the Graduate Acting Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He also w
Now in the second volume of a landmark two-volume collection, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces charting the Broadway musical’s narrative tradition from the genre’s Golden Age to its response to the turbulent 1960s with the Tony Award–winning shows Cabaret and 1776. Based on new research, this historic collection presents the complete libretto of each musical in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved stories available as never before. Lavishly illustrated with 32 pages of photographs and other images drawn from the original productions, the set also contains biographical sketches of the book writers and lyricists; cast lists and other information about the shows’ Broadway openings; and detailed accounts of the path each show took on the road to Broadway.AMERICAN MUSICALS 1950–1969 contains: Guys and DollsMusic and lyrics by Frank Loesser · Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows The Pajama GameBook by George Abbott and Richard Bissell · Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross My Fair LadyAdaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner · Music by Frederick Loewe GypsyBook by Arthur Laurents · Music by Jule StyneLyrics by Stephen Sondheim A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumBook by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove · Lyr