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Flower drum songs : the story of two musicals / David H. Lewis.
| Author/creator | Lewis, David H., 1940- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, ©2006. |
| Description | viii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Seeking a hit back -- Above Grant Avenue -- Hold the snails, please -- Slanting all eyebrows -- Starring the director -- Clocking the laughs -- Opening night blossoms -- On the road to fractious maturity -- Hollywood suey -- Obstacle of changing weather : actors and activists -- Darkening the image -- Songs for sale -- Way out of town -- The L.A. embrace -- Back to Broadway -- Lost on a bigger midway -- Hwang versus Hammerstein. |
| Abstract | The return to New York in 2002 of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song was considered the most revolutionary chapter in the history of Broadway revivals. Drawing upon interviews with members of the original and the revival casts, whose first-hand accounts enliven the narrative, the authors charts the difficult production history of Flower Drum Song. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-218) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005032528 |
| ISBN | 0786422467 (softcover : alk. paper) |