The Theatre Book of the Year, 1950-1951
Author: George Jean Nathan
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Published: 1951
Total Pages: 320
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Author: George Jean Nathan
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Published: 1951
Total Pages: 320
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Courtenay Trewin
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Published: 1951
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Dan Dietz
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014-07-02
Total Pages: 479
ISBN-13: 1442235055
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Broadway musical came of age in the 1950s, a period in which some of the greatest productions made their debuts. Shows produced on Broadway during this decade include such classics as Damn Yankees, Fiorello!, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, Kismet, The Most Happy Fella, My Fair Lady, The Pajama Game, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story. Among the performers who made their marks were Julie Andrews, Bob Fosse, Carol Lawrence, and Gwen Verdon, while other talents who contributed to shows include Leonard Bernstein, Oscar Hammerstein II, Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Cole Porter, Jerome Robbins, Richard Rodgers, and Stephen Sondheim. In The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical and revue which opened on Broadway during the 1950s. In addition to providing details on every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book includes revivals, and one-man and one-woman shows. Each entry contains the following information: Opening and closing dates Plot summary Cast members Number of performances Names of all important personnel including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs Production data, including information about tryouts Source material Critical commentary Tony awards and nominations Details about London and other foreign productions Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendices, such as a discography, film and television versions, published scripts, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and lists of productions by the New York City Center Light Opera Company, and the New York City Opera Company. A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals provides readers with a complete view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.
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Published: 1951
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Jean Nathan
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Published: 1950
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: George Jean Nathan
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780838633694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe selection in this one-volume anthology are representative of Nathan's entire oeuvre and include informal essays; criticism of famous plays of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; discussions of dramaturgy and aesthetics; profiles of noted producers, players, playwrights, and other writers; and letters that illuminate his writings.
Author: William W. Melnitz
Publisher: Dubuque? Iowa
Published: 1959
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Published: 1952
Total Pages: 1506
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes Part 1A: Books and Part 1B: Pamphlets, Serials and Contributions to Periodicals
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Published: 1952
Total Pages: 610
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William W. Demastes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 1996-12-09
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13: 0313032653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom 1880 to 1956, when John Osborne transformed the British theater world with Look Back in Anger, British playwrights made numerous lasting contributions and provided a foundation for the innovations of dramatists during the latter half of the 20th century. This reference profiles the life and work of some 40 British playwrights active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many of whom are also known for their work as novelists and poets. Included are figures such as W. H. Auden, Max Beerbohm, Noel Coward, T. S. Eliot, John Galsworthy, Graham Greene, D. H. Lawrence, W. Somerset Maugham, George Bernard Shaw, and Oscar Wilde. Each entry provides a biographical overview; a list of major plays and summaries of their critical reception; a list of minor plays, adaptations, and productions; an assessment of the playwright's career; and archival and bibliographical information. Included in this reference book are alphabetically arranged entries for some 40 British playwrights active from 1880 through 1956. Entries are written by expert contributors, with each entry providing a biographical overview; a list of major plays, premieres, and significant revivals, along with a summary of the critical reception of these works; a listing of additional plays, adaptations, and productions; an assessment of the playwright's career and contributions, with reference to published evaluations in magazines, journals, dissertations, and books; a listing of locations housing unpublished archival material, if available; a selected bibliography of the dramatist's published plays and of essays and articles by the playwright on aspects of the theater; a selected bibliography of secondary sources; and, when available, a listing of previously published bibliographies on the playwright.