Showtime : a history of the Broadway musical theater / Larry Stempel.
Showtime : a history of the Broadway musical theater / Larry Stempel.
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Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010.
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N792.60974/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 826 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), music ; 25 cm.
Contents
Before the curtain -- Out of the nineteenth century, Transition stages. The Astor Place Riot ; Uncle Tom's Cabin, the musical ; The Black Crook ; Variety stages. From minstrelsy to vaudeville ; Harrigan and Hart ; Weber and Fields ; Williams and Walker ; A transatlantic muse. Operetta : the golden a...
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Publisher
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., c2010.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
Showtime brings the history of Broadway musicals to life in a narrative as engaging as the subject itself--beginning with the scandalous Astor Place Opera House riot of 1849 to such groundbreaking works as Company and Rent.
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Showtime : a history of the Broadway musical theater / Larry Stempel.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 687-782), discography (p. 783-785), and index.
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c2010.
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N792.60974/1
Record Identifier
74Vvq87wXqPX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvq87wXqPX
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ISBN
039392906X (pbk.)
9780393067156 (hardcover)
9780393929065 (pbk.)
0393067157 (hardcover)
DDC
792.6097471
MMS ID
991006308819702626
