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OverviewMusical theater has captivated American audiences from its early roots in burlesque stage productions and minstrel shows to the million-dollar industry it has become on Broadway today. What is it about this truly indigenous American art form that has made it so enduringly popular? How has it survived, even thrived, alongside the technology of film and the glitz and glamour of Hollywood? Will it continue to evolve and leave its mark on the twenty-first century? Bringing together exclusive and previously unpublished interviews with nineteen leading composers, lyricists, librettists, directors, choreographers, and producers from the mid-1900s to the present, this book details the careers of the individuals who shaped this popular performance art during its most prolific period. The interviewees discuss their roles in productions ranging from On the Town (1944) and Finian's Rainbow (1947) to The Producers (2001) and Bounce (2003). Readers are taken onto the stage, into the rehearsals, and behind the scenes. The nuts and bolts, the alchemy, and the occasional agonies of the collaborative process are all explored. In their discussions, the artists detail their engagements with other creative forces, including such major talents as Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Jule Styne, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, Alan Jay Lerner, Zero Mostel, and Gwen Verdon. They speak candidly about their own work and that of their peers, their successes and failures, the creative process, and how a show progresses from its conception through rehearsals and tryouts to opening night. Taken together, these interviews give fresh insight into what Oscar Hammerstein called """"a nightly miracle"""" - the creation of the American musical. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jackson R. Bryer , Richard A. DavisonPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.649kg ISBN: 9780813536125ISBN 10: 081353612 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 30 September 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Inactive Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsIt's a rare interview book that contains as many insights into the joys and dilemmas of life in the theater as this one. ""It's a rare interview book that contains as many insights into the joys and dilemmas of life in the theater as this one."" Author InformationJackson R. Bryer is a professor of English at the University of Maryland. He is the editor of The Playwright's Art and coeditor of The Actor's Art. Richard A. Davison is a professor of English at the University of Delaware. He is the coeditor of The Actor's Art and has published books on Frank, Charles, and Kathleen Norris and numerous articles in major literary journals. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |