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- ISBN
- 9780195384000
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195384008
ISBN-13
9780195384000
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72431619
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Enchanted Evenings : the Broadway Musical from 'show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Genres & Styles / Musicals, Printed Music / Musicals, Film & TV
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
5.9 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-003980
Reviews
"Enchanted Evenings is a superb read." --Theatermania.com "I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author, Irving Berlin: 1907-1914 "A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. . . [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide."--Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review "Some of the smartest commentary available about American musical theater"--Joel E. Siegel, The Washington Post, " Enchanted Evenings is a superb read." --Theatermania.com "I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author, Irving Berlin: 1907-1914 "A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. . . [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide."--Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review "Some of the smartest commentary available about American musical theater"--Joel E. Siegel, The Washington Post, "Enchanted Evenings is a superb read." --Theatermania.com"I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author, Irving Berlin: 1907-1914"A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. . . [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide."--Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review"Some of the smartest commentary available about American musical theater"--Joel E. Siegel, The Washington Post, "Enchanted Evenings is a superb read." --Theatermania.com"I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, andauthor, Irving Berlin: 1907-1914"A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. . . [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide."--Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review"Some of the smartest commentary available about American musical theater"--Joel E. Siegel, The Washington Post, "I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation. Enchanted Evenings is fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author, Irving Berlin: 1907-1914 "A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. . . [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide."--Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review "Some of the smartest commentary available about American musical theater"--Joel E. Siegel, The Washington Post, "A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. . . [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide." --Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, "Enchanted Eveningsis a superb read." --Theatermania.com "I can't think of another book, on any subject, in which the author shows such firm control over his materials, in this case scholarly as well as journalistic writing on the Broadway musical, reviews of shows, correspondence, the music itself, and archival materials of various sorts relating to the early stages of creation.Enchanted Eveningsis fascinating, original, compelling."--Charles Hamm, Professor Emeritus of Music, Dartmouth College, and author,Irving Berlin: 1907-1914 "A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. . . [Block's] research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals thanPlaybillcan provide."--Steven Bach,The Los Angeles Times Book Review "Some of the smartest commentary available about American musical theater"--Joel E. Siegel,The Washington Post
Table Of Content
Preface to the first editionPreface to the second editionAcknowledgementsOverture1. Introduction: Setting the StageAct I: Before Rodgers and Hammerstein2. Show Boat: In the Beginning3. Anything Goes: Songs Ten, Book Three4. Porgy and Bess: Broadway Opera5. On Your Toes and Pal Joey: Dance Gets into the Act and "Sweet Water from a Foul Well"6. The Cradle Will Rock: A Labor Musical for Art's Sake7. Lady in the Dark and One Touch of Venus: The Broadway Stranger and His American Dreams8. Stage vs. Screen I: Before Rogers and HammersteinAct II: The Broadway Musical After Oklahoma!9. Carousel: The Invasion of the Integrated Musical10. Kiss Me, Kate: The Taming of Cole Porter11. Guys and Dolls and The Most Happy Fella: The Greater Loesser12. My Fair Lady: From Pygmalion to Cinderella13. West Side Story: The Very Model of a Major Musical14. Stage vs. Screen II: After Oklahoma!Epilogue: The Age of Sondheim and Lloyd Webber15. Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George: Happily Ever After West Side Story with Sondheim16. Phantom of the Opera: The Reigning Champion of BroadwaySynopsesDiscography: Selected Original, Revival, Film, and Studio CastsAppendix A. Sources, Published Librettos, and Vocal ScoresAppendix B. Long Runs 1920s-1980sAppendix C. The Forty Longest-Running Book Musicals on BroadwayAppendix D. Show BoatAppendix E. Anything GoesAppendix F. Porgy and Bess: Songs, Arias, and ThemesAppendix G. On Your Toes: Broadway 1936 and Broadway Revival 1983Appendix H. Pal Joey: Broadway 1940 and Broadway Revival 1952Appendix I. The Cradle Will Rock: Broadway 1937Appendix J. Lady in the Dark: Broadway 1941Appendix K. One Touch of Venus: Broadway 1943Appendix L. Carousel: Broadway 1945Appendix M. Kiss Me, Kate: Broadway 1948Appendix N. Guys and Dolls: Broadway 1950Appendix O. The Most Happy Fella: Broadway 1956Appendix P. My Fair Lady: Broadway 1956Appendix Q: West Side Story: Broadway 1957Appendix R. Follies: Broadway 1971 and London Revival 1987NotesSelect BibliographyIndex
Synopsis
This new second edition of Enchanted Evenings offers theater lovers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of America's best loved, most admired, and most enduring musicals. Readers will find such all-time favorites as Show Boat, Carousel, Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, and Phantom of the Opera. Geoffrey Block provides a documentary history of each of the musicals, showing how each work took shape and revealing, at the same time, how the American musical evolved from the 1920s to today, both on stage and on screen. The book's particular focus is on the music, offering a wealth of detail about how librettist, lyricist, composer, and director work together to shape the piece. Block also includes trenchant social commentary and lively backstage anecdotes. Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, Kurt Weill, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Frank Loesser, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and other luminaries emerge as hardworking craftsmen under enormous pressure to sell tickets without compromising their dramatic vision. The second edition includes a greatly expanded chapter on Sondheim, a new chapter on Lloyd Webber, and two new chapters on the film adaptations of the main musicals featured in the text (including such hard to find films as the original 1936 version of Anything Goes and the 1959 film adaptation of Porgy and Bess). Packed with information, including a complete discography and plot synopses and song-by-song scenic outlines for each of the fourteen shows, Enchanted Evenings is an essential reference as well as a riveting history., This new second edition of Enchanted Evenings offers theater lovers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of America's best loved, most admired, and most enduring musicals. Readers will find such all-time favorites as Show Boat, Carousel, Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George , and Phantom of the Opera . Geoffrey Block provides a documentary history of each of the musicals, showing how each work took shape and revealing, at the same time, how the American musical evolved from the 1920s to today, both on stage and on screen. The book's particular focus is on the music , offering a wealth of detail about how librettist, lyricist, composer, and director work together to shape the piece. Block also includes trenchant social commentary and lively backstage anecdotes. Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, Kurt Weill, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Frank Loesser, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and other luminaries emerge as hardworking craftsmen under enormous pressure to sell tickets without compromising their dramatic vision. The second edition includes a greatly expanded chapter on Sondheim, a new chapter on Lloyd Webber, and two new chapters on the film adaptations of the main musicals featured in the text (including such hard to find films as the original 1936 version of Anything Goes and the 1959 film adaptation of Porgy and Bess ). Packed with information, including a complete discography and plot synopses and song-by-song scenic outlines for each of the fourteen shows, Enchanted Evenings is an essential reference as well as a riveting history. "A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. Block's research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide." --Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, The second edition of Enchanted Evenings offers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of America's best loved musicals. Focusing in particular on the music, Block provides a documentary history of each of the musicals, showing at the same time how the American musical evolved from the 1920s to today, both on stage and on screen. The volume includes a greatly expanded chapter on Sondheim, a new chapter on Lloyd Webber, and two new chapters on the film adaptations of the main musicals featured in the text., This new second edition of Enchanted Evenings offers theater lovers an illuminating behind-the-scenes tour of some of America's best loved, most admired, and most enduring musicals. Readers will find such all-time favorites as Show Boat, Carousel, Kiss Me, Kate, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, and Phantom of the Opera. Geoffrey Block provides a documentary history of each of the musicals, showing how each work took shape and revealing, at the same time, how the American musical evolved from the 1920s to today, both on stage and on screen. The book's particular focus is on the music, offering a wealth of detail about how librettist, lyricist, composer, and director work together to shape the piece. Block also includes trenchant social commentary and lively backstage anecdotes. Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Rodgers and Hart, Kurt Weill, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Frank Loesser, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and other luminaries emerge as hardworking craftsmen under enormous pressure to sell tickets without compromising their dramatic vision. The second edition includes a greatly expanded chapter on Sondheim, a new chapter on Lloyd Webber, and two new chapters on the film adaptations of the main musicals featured in the text (including such hard to find films as the original 1936 version of Anything Goes and the 1959 film adaptation of Porgy and Bess). Packed with information, including a complete discography and plot synopses and song-by-song scenic outlines for each of the fourteen shows, Enchanted Evenings is an essential reference as well as a riveting history. "A solid and fascinating work that should become a model of how to investigate and report on the evolution of a musical. Block's research is persuasive and his writing vivid. . . Indispensable for anyone who cares to know more about Broadway musicals than Playbill can provide." --Steven Bach, The Los Angeles Times Book Review
LC Classification Number
ML1711.8.N3B56 2009
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