Don't dip into this book if you have only got five minutes to spare. You'll still be deep in it half an hour later. A reference book sounds dull; this one isn't. It covers 200 musicals from late nineteenth century to "A Chorus Line", with dates of performances in London as w...

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Main Author:	Green, Stanley (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London Cassell 1977
Subjects:	Geschichte 1900- Musical revues, comedies, etc. > Dictionaries Theater > England > London Theater > New York (State) > New York Musical USA Großbritannien Wörterbuch
Summary:	Don't dip into this book if you have only got five minutes to spare. You'll still be deep in it half an hour later. A reference book sounds dull; this one isn't. It covers 200 musicals from late nineteenth century to "A Chorus Line", with dates of performances in London as well as New York, cast lists, and musical numbers. It also gives biographies of stars, composers, lyric writers and producers, and descriptions and anecdotes of about 1000 songs. Stanley Green can sum up a leading lady in a brief descriptive phrase and can wittily expose the absurdities of a lyric that has gone round the world. Special sections are devoted to long runs, awards, a bibliography and discography. This is not a book just for the reference shelf, though it is an authorative guide to over 2000 performers; it is also a perfect gift book for anyone who has ever hummed "Wouldn't it be luverly". - Stanley Green is an American journalist, lecturer and broadcaster who has made the musical theatre his special domain. He is the author of "The World of Musical Comedy", "The Rodgers and Hammerstein Story", "Starring Fred Astaire" and "Ring Bells! Sing Songs" which covered Broadway musicals in the 1930s. (Klappentext)
Item Description:	Titelzusatz auf Schutzumschlag: Guide to over 2000 performers, composers, directors, productions and songs of the musical stage, both in London and New York
Physical Description:	VI, 488 Seiten
ISBN:	0304299308