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245 10 a| Opening night on Broadway :b| a critical quotebook of the golden era of the musical theatre, Oklahoma! (1943) to Fiddler on the roof (1964) /c| Steven Suskin ; foreword by Carol Channing.;

300 a| xxii, 810 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Includes index.;

505 0 a| The musicals of the golden era -- Alive and kicking -- All American -- All for love -- Allah be praised! -- Allegro -- Along Fifth Avenue -- Angel in the wings -- Ankles aweigh -- Annie get your gun -- Anyone can whistle -- Arms and the girl -- Around the world (in eighty days) -- As the girls go -- At the drop of a hat -- Ballet ballads -- Barefoot boy with cheek -- The barrier -- Beg, borrow or steal -- Beggar's holiday -- Bells are ringing -- Ben Franklin in Paris -- Billion dollar baby -- The Billy Barnes people -- Bless you all -- Bloomer girl -- Blossom time (1943 revival) -- Blue holiday -- The body beautiful -- The boy friend -- Bravo Giovanni -- Brigadoon -- Bright lights of 1944 -- Buttrio Square -- By the beautiful sea -- Bye bye birdie -- Cafe crown -- Call me madam -- Call me mister -- Camelot -- Can-can -- Candide -- Caribbean carnival -- Carmen Jones -- Carnival -- Carnival in Flanders -- Carousel -- Catch a star! -- Chauve-souris 1943 -- Christine -- Concert varieties -- A Connecticut yankee (1943 revival) -- The conquering hero -- The consul -- Copper and brass -- The cradle will rock (1947 revival) -- Cranks -- Damn yankees -- Dance me a song -- The day before Spring -- Destry rides again -- Do re mi -- Donnybrook! -- Dream with music -- The duchess misbehaves -- Early to bed -- Eddie Fisher at the winter garden -- An evening with Beatrice Lillie -- Fade out, fade in -- A family affair -- Fanny -- Fiddler on the roof -- Finian's rainbow -- Fiorello! -- The firebrand of Florence -- First impressions -- Flahooley -- Flower drum song -- Follow the girls -- Four saints in three acts (1952 revival) -- Foxy -- From A to Z -- Funny girl -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum -- The gay life -- Gentlemen prefer blondes -- The girl from Nantucket -- The girl in pink tights -- The girl who came to supper -- The girls against the boys -- The golden apple -- Golden boy -- Goldilocks -- Greenwillow -- Guys and dolls -- Gypsy -- Gypsy lady -- Hairpin harmony -- The happiest girl in the world -- Happy as Larry -- Happy hunting -- Happy town -- Hayride -- Hazel Flagg -- Heaven on earth -- Hello, Dolly! -- Here's love -- High button shoes -- High spirits -- Hit the trail -- Hold it! -- Hollywood pinafore : or, The lad who loved a salary -- Hot spot -- House of flowers -- How to succeed in business without really trying -- I can get it for you wholesale -- I had a ball -- If the shoe fits -- Inside U.S.A. -- Iolanthe (1955 revival) -- Irma La Douce -- Jackpot -- Jamaica -- Jennie -- John Murray Anderson's almanac -- Juno -- Kean -- The king and I -- The king and I (1960 revival);

505 0 a| Kismet -- Kiss me, Kate -- Kwamina -- La Plume de Ma Tante -- A lady says yes -- Laffing room only -- Lend an ear -- Let it ride! -- Let's make an Opera -- The liar -- Li'l Abner -- Little me -- The littlest revue -- Livin' the life -- Look, Me, I'm dancin'! -- Lost in the stars -- Louisiana lady -- Love life -- Lute song -- Magdalena -- Maggie -- Make a wish -- Make mine Manhattan -- Man in the moon -- Maria Golovin -- Marinka -- Mask and gown -- Me and Juliet -- The medium and the telephone -- Memphis bound -- The merry widow (1943 revival) -- Mexican hayride -- Michael Todd's peep show -- Milk and honey -- Miss Liberty -- Mr. President -- Mr. Strauss goes to Boston -- Mr. Wonderful -- The most happy fella -- Music in my heart -- Music in the air (1951 revival) -- The music man -- My darlin' Aida -- My dear public -- My fair lady -- My romance -- Nellie Bly -- The nervous set -- New faces of 1952 -- New faces of 1956 -- New faces of 1962 -- New girl in town -- No strings -- Nowhere to go but up -- Of thee I sing (1952) -- Oh captain! -- Oklahoma! -- Oklahoma! (1951 return engagement) -- Oklahoma! (1953 retunr engagement) -- Oliver! -- On the town -- On your toes (1954 revival) -- Once upon a mattress -- 110 in the shade -- One touch of Venus -- Out of this world -- Paint your wagon -- The pajama game -- Pal Joey (1952 revival) -- Pal Joey (1961 revival) -- Park avenue -- A party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green -- Peter pan -- Phoenix '55 -- Pipe dream -- The pirates of Penzance (1948 revival) -- Plain and fancy -- Polonaise -- Porgy and Bess (1953 revival) -- Portofino -- Razzle dazzle -- The red mill -- Redhead -- Regina -- Rhapsody -- Rugantino -- Rumple -- Saide Thompson -- Sail away -- St. Louis woman -- The saint of Bleecker street -- Sally (1948) -- Saratoga -- Say, Darling -- The seven lively arts -- Seventeen -- Seventh Heaven -- Shangri-la -- She loves me -- Shinbone alley -- Show boat (1946 revival) -- Show girl -- Silk stockings -- Sing out, sweet land! -- Sleepy Hollow -- Small wonder -- Something for the boys -- Something more! -- Song of Norway -- Sophie -- The sound of music -- South Pacific -- Stop the world, I want to get off -- Street scene -- Subways are for sleeping -- Sweethearts (1947 revival) -- Take a bow -- Take me along -- Tenderloin -- 13 daughters -- Three for tonight -- Three to make ready -- Three wishes for Jamie -- Top banana -- Touch and go -- Tovarich -- A tree grows in Brooklyn -- Two on the aisle -- Two's company -- The unsinkable Molly Brown -- Up in central park -- The Vagabond King (1943 revival) -- The vamp -- Vintage '60 -- West side story -- What makes Sammy run? -- What's up -- Where's Charley? -- Whoop-up -- Wiener Blut (Vienna life) -- Wildcat -- Wish you were here -- Wonderful town -- Ziegfeld follies of 1943 -- Ziegfeld follies of 1957 -- Broadway scorecard summary -- Chronological list of the Broadway musicals of the Golden Era -- Notable careers in the musical theatre -- The critics.;

520 a| Combining the glitter and excitement of the first critical reception of the Broadway musical with the expertise of a true insider, here are the voices of the most acclaimed theatre critics, who wrote during the era of such innovative musicals as Brigadoon, South Pacific, The Music Man and West Side Story.;

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Opening night on Broadway : a critical quotebook of the golden era of the musical theatre, Oklahoma! (1943) to Fiddler on the roof (1964) / Steven Suskin ; foreword by Carol Channing.

Author/creator	Suskin, Steven
Other author	Channing, Carol, writer of foreword.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Schirmer Books ; Toronto : Collier Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1990.
Description	xxii, 810 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Musicals--New York (State). --New York. --History and criticism. Revues--New York (State). --New York. --History and criticism. Musical theater--New York (State). --New York. --Reviews.

Contents	The musicals of the golden era -- Alive and kicking -- All American -- All for love -- Allah be praised! -- Allegro -- Along Fifth Avenue -- Angel in the wings -- Ankles aweigh -- Annie get your gun -- Anyone can whistle -- Arms and the girl -- Around the world (in eighty days) -- As the girls go -- At the drop of a hat -- Ballet ballads -- Barefoot boy with cheek -- The barrier -- Beg, borrow or steal -- Beggar's holiday -- Bells are ringing -- Ben Franklin in Paris -- Billion dollar baby -- The Billy Barnes people -- Bless you all -- Bloomer girl -- Blossom time (1943 revival) -- Blue holiday -- The body beautiful -- The boy friend -- Bravo Giovanni -- Brigadoon -- Bright lights of 1944 -- Buttrio Square -- By the beautiful sea -- Bye bye birdie -- Cafe crown -- Call me madam -- Call me mister -- Camelot -- Can-can -- Candide -- Caribbean carnival -- Carmen Jones -- Carnival -- Carnival in Flanders -- Carousel -- Catch a star! -- Chauve-souris 1943 -- Christine -- Concert varieties -- A Connecticut yankee (1943 revival) -- The conquering hero -- The consul -- Copper and brass -- The cradle will rock (1947 revival) -- Cranks -- Damn yankees -- Dance me a song -- The day before Spring -- Destry rides again -- Do re mi -- Donnybrook! -- Dream with music -- The duchess misbehaves -- Early to bed -- Eddie Fisher at the winter garden -- An evening with Beatrice Lillie -- Fade out, fade in -- A family affair -- Fanny -- Fiddler on the roof -- Finian's rainbow -- Fiorello! -- The firebrand of Florence -- First impressions -- Flahooley -- Flower drum song -- Follow the girls -- Four saints in three acts (1952 revival) -- Foxy -- From A to Z -- Funny girl -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum -- The gay life -- Gentlemen prefer blondes -- The girl from Nantucket -- The girl in pink tights -- The girl who came to supper -- The girls against the boys -- The golden apple -- Golden boy -- Goldilocks -- Greenwillow -- Guys and dolls -- Gypsy -- Gypsy lady -- Hairpin harmony -- The happiest girl in the world -- Happy as Larry -- Happy hunting -- Happy town -- Hayride -- Hazel Flagg -- Heaven on earth -- Hello, Dolly! -- Here's love -- High button shoes -- High spirits -- Hit the trail -- Hold it! -- Hollywood pinafore : or, The lad who loved a salary -- Hot spot -- House of flowers -- How to succeed in business without really trying -- I can get it for you wholesale -- I had a ball -- If the shoe fits -- Inside U.S.A. -- Iolanthe (1955 revival) -- Irma La Douce -- Jackpot -- Jamaica -- Jennie -- John Murray Anderson's almanac -- Juno -- Kean -- The king and I -- The king and I (1960 revival)
Contents	Kismet -- Kiss me, Kate -- Kwamina -- La Plume de Ma Tante -- A lady says yes -- Laffing room only -- Lend an ear -- Let it ride! -- Let's make an Opera -- The liar -- Li'l Abner -- Little me -- The littlest revue -- Livin' the life -- Look, Me, I'm dancin'! -- Lost in the stars -- Louisiana lady -- Love life -- Lute song -- Magdalena -- Maggie -- Make a wish -- Make mine Manhattan -- Man in the moon -- Maria Golovin -- Marinka -- Mask and gown -- Me and Juliet -- The medium and the telephone -- Memphis bound -- The merry widow (1943 revival) -- Mexican hayride -- Michael Todd's peep show -- Milk and honey -- Miss Liberty -- Mr. President -- Mr. Strauss goes to Boston -- Mr. Wonderful -- The most happy fella -- Music in my heart -- Music in the air (1951 revival) -- The music man -- My darlin' Aida -- My dear public -- My fair lady -- My romance -- Nellie Bly -- The nervous set -- New faces of 1952 -- New faces of 1956 -- New faces of 1962 -- New girl in town -- No strings -- Nowhere to go but up -- Of thee I sing (1952) -- Oh captain! -- Oklahoma! -- Oklahoma! (1951 return engagement) -- Oklahoma! (1953 retunr engagement) -- Oliver! -- On the town -- On your toes (1954 revival) -- Once upon a mattress -- 110 in the shade -- One touch of Venus -- Out of this world -- Paint your wagon -- The pajama game -- Pal Joey (1952 revival) -- Pal Joey (1961 revival) -- Park avenue -- A party with Betty Comden and Adolph Green -- Peter pan -- Phoenix '55 -- Pipe dream -- The pirates of Penzance (1948 revival) -- Plain and fancy -- Polonaise -- Porgy and Bess (1953 revival) -- Portofino -- Razzle dazzle -- The red mill -- Redhead -- Regina -- Rhapsody -- Rugantino -- Rumple -- Saide Thompson -- Sail away -- St. Louis woman -- The saint of Bleecker street -- Sally (1948) -- Saratoga -- Say, Darling -- The seven lively arts -- Seventeen -- Seventh Heaven -- Shangri-la -- She loves me -- Shinbone alley -- Show boat (1946 revival) -- Show girl -- Silk stockings -- Sing out, sweet land! -- Sleepy Hollow -- Small wonder -- Something for the boys -- Something more! -- Song of Norway -- Sophie -- The sound of music -- South Pacific -- Stop the world, I want to get off -- Street scene -- Subways are for sleeping -- Sweethearts (1947 revival) -- Take a bow -- Take me along -- Tenderloin -- 13 daughters -- Three for tonight -- Three to make ready -- Three wishes for Jamie -- Top banana -- Touch and go -- Tovarich -- A tree grows in Brooklyn -- Two on the aisle -- Two's company -- The unsinkable Molly Brown -- Up in central park -- The Vagabond King (1943 revival) -- The vamp -- Vintage '60 -- West side story -- What makes Sammy run? -- What's up -- Where's Charley? -- Whoop-up -- Wiener Blut (Vienna life) -- Wildcat -- Wish you were here -- Wonderful town -- Ziegfeld follies of 1943 -- Ziegfeld follies of 1957 -- Broadway scorecard summary -- Chronological list of the Broadway musicals of the Golden Era -- Notable careers in the musical theatre -- The critics.
Abstract	Combining the glitter and excitement of the first critical reception of the Broadway musical with the expertise of a true insider, here are the voices of the most acclaimed theatre critics, who wrote during the era of such innovative musicals as Brigadoon, South Pacific, The Music Man and West Side Story.
General note	Includes index.
LCCN	90008689
ISBN	0028726251 :
ISBN	9780028726250

Opening night on Broadway : a critical quotebook of the golden era of the musical theatre, Oklahoma! (1943) to Fiddler on the roof (1964) / Steven Suskin ; foreword by Carol Channing.

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