The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals

Dan Dietz (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

610 Seiten

2015
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-4527-3 (ISBN)

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This book examines in specific detail every musical show that opened on Broadway during the 1940s. Included in each entry are details regarding cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions.

The debut of Oklahoma! in 1943 ushered in the modern era of Broadway musicals and was followed by a number of successes that have become beloved classics. Shows produced on Broadway during this decade include Annie Get Your Gun, Brigadoon, Carousel, Finian’s Rainbow, Pal Joey, On the Town, and South Pacific. Among the major performers of the decade were Alfred Drake, Gene Kelly, Mary Martin, and Ethel Merman, while other talents who contributed to shows include Irving Berlin, Gower Champion, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Agnes de Mille, Lorenz Hart, Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Cole Porter, Jerome Robbins, Richard Rodgers, and Oscar Hammerstein II.

In The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines every musical and revue that opened on Broadway during the 1940s. In addition to providing details on every hit and flop, this book includes revivals and one-man and one-woman shows. Each entry contains the following information:

Opening and closing datesPlot summaryCast membersNumber of performancesNames of all important personnel, including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directorsMusical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songsProduction data, including information about tryoutsSource materialCritical commentary Details about London and other foreign productions
Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, such as a discography, film versions, published scripts, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and non-musical productions that utilized songs, dances, or background music.

A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals provides readers with a complete view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.

Dan Dietz is a former professor of composition, world literature, and modern drama at Western Carolina University. He is the author of Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007 (2010), The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014), and The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014).

Acknowledgments
Introduction

BROADWAY MUSICALS OF THE 1940s
1940 Season
1940–1941 Season
1941–1942 Season
1942–1943 Season
1943–1944 Season
1944–-1945 Season
1945–1946 Season
1946–1947 Season
1947–1948 Season
1948–1949 Season
1949 Season

APPENDIXES
A Alphabetical List of Shows
B Chronology (by Season)
C Chronology (by Classification)
D Discography
E Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas
F Filmography
G Other Productions
H Published Scripts
I Theatres

Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.4.2015
Sprache	englisch
Maße	223 x 288 mm
Gewicht	1928 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10	1-4422-4527-1 / 1442245271
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-4527-3 / 9781442245273
Zustand	Neuware