Author : Steven Suskin
Publisher : New York : Dodd, Mead
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)
Book Synopsis Show Tunes, 1905-1985 by : Steven Suskin
Download or read book Show Tunes, 1905-1985 written by Steven Suskin and published by New York : Dodd, Mead. This book was released on 1986 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shows, songs, and careers of Broadway's major composers--from Jerome Kern's first interpolation to Stephen Sondheim's latest work--are reexamined in this comprehensive reference book. Berlin, Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Arlen, Bernstein, Weill, Styne, and many more--their work, their innovations, their successes and failures are discussed. A total of 750 productions and 6,000 songs are cited and indexed. Also discussed are dozens of heretofore ignored shows that closed out of town or were not headed for Broadway; misplaced, forgotten songs, and shows by Kern, Gershwin, Rodgers, Loesser, Sondheim, and others have been rediscovered and carefully catalogued. Drawing upon his thorough knowledge of the workings of Broadway, Suskin analyzes the songs, shows, and composers from a practical, theatrical perspective. ISBN 0-396-08674-8: $39.95 (For use only in the library).