Strippers, Showgirls and Sharks
a Very Opinionated History of the Broadway Musicals That Din Not Win the Tony Award
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2013
St Martin's Press (Verlag)
978-1-250-01843-4 (ISBN)
St Martin's Press (Verlag)
978-1-250-01843-4 (ISBN)
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Every spring the American Theatre Wing bestows its annual Tony Awards. Only those shows that have reached Broadway are nominated and while all Tonys are created equal, the universally acknowledged biggest prize is the Best Musical Tony. This book chronicles the American musical by looking at those shows that did not win the Tony Award.
Not since 'Not Since Carrie' has a book about the Broadway musical taken such a gimlet-eyed look at this quintessential American art form. In Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks, popular syndicated theatre critic Peter Filichia chronicles the American musical by looking at those shows that did not win the Tony Award. Every spring the American Theatre Wing bestows its annual Tony Awards. Only those shows that have reached Broadway are nominated and while all Tonys are created equal, the universally acknowledged biggest prize is the Best Musical Tony. But did the best musical always win Best Musical? And were there other factors that kept a more deserving show from winning? Filichia answers these questions and more as he looks at all 153 previous Best Musical Nominees that didn't win. In 1959 when Ethel Merman and a variety of strippers took the stage, there was a tie between "The Sound of Music" and "Fiorello". In 1971, Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" and its ghostly showgirls lost to a "groovy" re-tuning of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" best forgotten. And, in 1957, "West Side Story" was bested by the fine people of River City Iowa singing their Americana hearts out in "The Music Man".
If you love Broadway, hate the Tonys and still can't figure out how a show you hated won the Tony Award for Best Musical, you will love riding through the years with Peter Filichia, one of America's most respected and popular theatre critics.
Not since 'Not Since Carrie' has a book about the Broadway musical taken such a gimlet-eyed look at this quintessential American art form. In Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks, popular syndicated theatre critic Peter Filichia chronicles the American musical by looking at those shows that did not win the Tony Award. Every spring the American Theatre Wing bestows its annual Tony Awards. Only those shows that have reached Broadway are nominated and while all Tonys are created equal, the universally acknowledged biggest prize is the Best Musical Tony. But did the best musical always win Best Musical? And were there other factors that kept a more deserving show from winning? Filichia answers these questions and more as he looks at all 153 previous Best Musical Nominees that didn't win. In 1959 when Ethel Merman and a variety of strippers took the stage, there was a tie between "The Sound of Music" and "Fiorello". In 1971, Stephen Sondheim's "Follies" and its ghostly showgirls lost to a "groovy" re-tuning of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" best forgotten. And, in 1957, "West Side Story" was bested by the fine people of River City Iowa singing their Americana hearts out in "The Music Man".
If you love Broadway, hate the Tonys and still can't figure out how a show you hated won the Tony Award for Best Musical, you will love riding through the years with Peter Filichia, one of America's most respected and popular theatre critics.
PETER FILICHIA is the theater critic emeritus for both the Newark Star-Ledger and its television station, News 12 New Jersey. He writes a weekly column for Musical Theatre International. He has served four terms as president of the Drama Desk, the New York Association of Drama Critics and is now head of the voting committee and the emcee of the Theatre World Awards. A frequent contributor to theater publications and the writer of many cast-album CD liner notes, he lives in New York City.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 17.6.2013 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-250-01843-9 / 1250018439 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-250-01843-4 / 9781250018434 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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