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245 04 a| The art of the American musical :b| conversations with the creators /c| edited by Jackson R. Bryer and Richard A. Davison.;

300 a| xvi, 308 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| Includes index.;

520 a| Bringing together exclusive and previously unpublished interviews with nineteen leading composers, lyricists, librettists, directors, choreographers, and producers from the mid-1900s to the present, this book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.;

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The art of the American musical : conversations with the creators / edited by Jackson R. Bryer and Richard A. Davison.

Other author	Bryer, Jackson R., editor.
Other author	Davison, Richard Allan, editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Brunwick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2005.
Description	xvi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Musicals--United States. --History and criticism. Composers--United States. --Interviews. Lyricists--United States. --Interviews. Theatrical producers and directors--United States. --Interviews.

Contents	Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty -- Jason Robert Brown -- Betty Comden and Adolph Green -- Sheldon Harnick -- John Kander and Fred Ebb -- Burton Lane -- Arthur Laurents -- Kathleen Marshall -- Harold Prince -- Stephen Sondheim -- Susan Stroman -- Charles Strouse -- Tommy Tune -- John Weidman -- George C. Wolfe.
Abstract	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.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	2004025319
ISBN	081353612X (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0813536138 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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