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OverviewThe glorious tradition of the Broadway musical from Irving Berlin to Jerome Kern and Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. And then . . . Cats and Les Miz. Mark Steyn's Broadway Babies Say Goodnight is a sharp-eyed view of the whole span of Broadway musical history, seven decades of brilliant achievements the best of which are among the finest works American artists have made. Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, Gypsy, and more. In an energetic blend of musical history, analysis, and backstage chat, Mark Steyn shows us the genius behind the 'simple' musical, and asks hard questions about the British invasion of Broadway and the future of the form. In this delicious book he gives us geniuses and monsters, hits and atomic bombs, and the wonderful stories that prove show business is a business which -- as the song goes --there's no business like. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark SteynPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780415922876ISBN 10: 0415922879 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 06 April 2000 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews... a wide ranging and provocative study... whatever your taste in musicals, you will be stimulated by what he has to say. <br>- London Daily Telegraph, March 4, 2000 <br> A columnist and critic offers an irreverent history of the Broadway musical, a diverse and lively art form that, judging from the flood of revivals these days, may be in its death throes. Last year in the Book Review, Robert Gottlieb called this an 'eccentric, funny, shrewd, and somewhat dismaying book.'. <br>- New York Times Book Review, May 21, 2000 <br> A witty, anecdote-stuffed history of the past seventy years in musicals. <br>- The New Yorker <br> Steyn deserves a standing ovation. . . . His prose is as sharp as his stiletto. <br>- Washington Post <br> Wise but wicked in his analysis . . . Steyn leaves no turn unstoned. . . . At last, a book of theater criticism with real teeth; it may rankle, but it never bores. <br>- OUT <br> ... a wide ranging and provocative study... whatever your taste in musicals, you will be stimulated by what he has to say. - London Daily Telegraph, March 4, 2000 A columnist and critic offers an irreverent history of the Broadway musical, a diverse and lively art form that, judging from the flood of revivals these days, may be in its death throes. Last year in the Book Review, Robert Gottlieb called this an 'eccentric, funny, shrewd, and somewhat dismaying book.'. - New York Times Book Review, May 21, 2000 A witty, anecdote-stuffed history of the past seventy years in musicals. - The New Yorker Steyn deserves a standing ovation. . . . His prose is as sharp as his stiletto. - Washington Post Wise but wicked in his analysis . . . Steyn leaves no turn unstoned. . . . At last, a book of theater criticism with real teeth; it may rankle, but it never bores. - OUT Author InformationMark Steyn is a columnist for Britain's Daily Telegraph and Canada's National Post. He is theatre critic of TheNew Criterion, North American correspondent of TheSpectator, and also contributes to The Wall StreetJournal and The American Spectator. A Canadian citizen, he lives in New Hampshire and Québec. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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