Lady in the Dark
Biography of a Musical
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2007
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-512012-7 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-512012-7 (ISBN)
Drawing on sketches and drafts, production scripts correspondence, photographs, costume and set designs, newspaper clippings, and interviews with original cast members, Lady in the Dark: Biography of a Musical illuminates one of Broadway's most legendary, but elusive, musicals and provides cogent analyses of its life and times.
When Lady in the Dark opened on January 23, 1941, its many firsts immediately distinguished it as a new and unusual work. The curious directive to playwright Moss Hart to complete a play about psychoanalysis came from his own Freudian psychiatrist. For the first time since his brother George's death, Ira Gershwin returned to writing lyrics for the theater. And for émigré composer Kurt Weill, it was a crack at an opulent first-class production.
Together Hart, Gershwin, and Weill (with a little help from the psychiatrist) produced one of the most innovative works in Broadway history. Though Lady in the Dark was a smash-hit, it has never
enjoyed a Broadway revival, and a certain mystique has grown up around its legendary original production. In this ground-breaking biography, bruce mcclung pieces together the musical's life story from sketches and drafts, production scripts, correspondence, photographs, costume and set designs, and thousands of clippings from the star's personal scrapbooks. He has interviewed eleven members of the original company to provide a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the backstage story.
When Lady in the Dark opened on January 23, 1941, its many firsts immediately distinguished it as a new and unusual work. The curious directive to playwright Moss Hart to complete a play about psychoanalysis came from his own Freudian psychiatrist. For the first time since his brother George's death, Ira Gershwin returned to writing lyrics for the theater. And for émigré composer Kurt Weill, it was a crack at an opulent first-class production.
Together Hart, Gershwin, and Weill (with a little help from the psychiatrist) produced one of the most innovative works in Broadway history. Though Lady in the Dark was a smash-hit, it has never
enjoyed a Broadway revival, and a certain mystique has grown up around its legendary original production. In this ground-breaking biography, bruce mcclung pieces together the musical's life story from sketches and drafts, production scripts, correspondence, photographs, costume and set designs, and thousands of clippings from the star's personal scrapbooks. He has interviewed eleven members of the original company to provide a one-of-a-kind glimpse into the backstage story.
bruce d. mcclung, a native of California's Mojave Desert, teaches American and European music history at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 25.1.2007 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 50 halftones |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 162 x 239 mm |
| Gewicht | 599 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical | |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-512012-4 / 0195120124 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-512012-7 / 9780195120127 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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