The secret life of the American musical : how Broadway shows are built / Jack Viertel.
The secret life of the American musical : how Broadway shows are built / Jack Viertel.
The secret life of the American musical : how Broadway shows are built / Jack Viertel.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/932
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xvii, 312 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Overture -- Curtain up, light the lights : opening numbers -- The wizard and I : the "I want" song -- If I loved you : conditional love songs -- Put on your Sunday clothes : the noise -- Bushwhacking 1 : second couples -- Bushwhacking 2 : villains -- Bushwhacking 3 : the multiplot, and how it thicke...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Americans love musicals. Americans invented musicals. Americans perfected musicals. But what, exactly, is a musical? In [this book], Jack Viertel takes them apart, puts them back together, sings their praises, marvels at their unflagging inventiveness, and occasionally despairs over their more embarrassing shortcomings. In the process, he invites...
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Full title
The secret life of the American musical : how Broadway shows are built / Jack Viertel.
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Includes index.
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Date Copyright
©2016.
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Call Numbers
G 2016/932
Record Identifier
74VKzGp3EgAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzGp3EgAg
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ISBN
0374256926 hardcover
9780374256920 hardcover
DDC
792.60973
MMS ID
991023511789702626
