The big parade Meredith Willson's musicals from The Music Man to 1491 / Dominic McHugh.
| Author/creator | McHugh, Dominic |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021] |
| Description | xiv, 272 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Subjects |
| Series | Broadway legacies Broadway legacies. ^A1121262 |
| Contents | Introduction: Meredith Willson's The Music Man -- Seeking the roots of The Music Man: Meredith Willson's cultural eclecticism -- From the Silver Triangle to The Music Man: creating the book for an original musical -- Composing the score for a musical about music -- Marching still right today: The Music Man from Philadelphia to Broadway and beyond -- After The Music Man: The Unsinkable Molly Brown in the shadow of a hit -- Singing through evil times: Here's Love, Miracle on 34th Street, and the challenge of the musical adaptation -- 1491: the final voyage. |
| Abstract | "In the 1950s, Meredith Willson's The Music Man became the third longest running musical after My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music: a considerable achievement in a decade that saw the premieres of other popular works by Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lerner and Loewe, not to mention Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls and Bernstein and Sondheim's West Side Story. The Music Man remains a popular choice for productions and has been parodied or quoted on television shows ranging from Family Guy to Grace and Frankie. Though Willson is best remembered for The Music Man, there is a great deal more to his career as a composer and lyricist. In The Big Parade, author Dominic McHugh uses newly uncovered letters, manuscripts, and production files to reveal Willson's unusual combination of experiences in his pre-Broadway career that led him to compose The Music Man at the age of 55. McHugh also gives an in depth look at the reception of The Music Man and examines the strengths and weaknesses of Willson's other three musicals, with his sustained commitment to innovation and novelty. The Big Parade is packed with new revelations about the processes involved in writing these works, as well as the trials and tribulations of working in the commercial theatre." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022275940 |
| ISBN | 0197554733 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780197554739 hardcover |
| ISBN | ebook |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |