Overview
Years in the writing, Robert Emmet Long's group biography of the great Broadway choreographers covers the lives of Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, Bob Fosse, Gower Champion, Michael Bennett, Tommy Tune, Graciela Daniele and others.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert Emmet Long
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.500kg
ISBN: 9780826418838
ISBN 10: 082641883
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 22 October 2006
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Reviews
'Earnest and thorough.' New York Times 'This fine book will be greeted with applause by the many Broadway buffs, show-tune collectors and musical mavens.' Publishers Weekly 'Long-overdue and richly detailed.' Chicago Sun-Times 'Broadway, the Golden Years, is really seven books in one. It traces a unique and fascinating facet of Broadway history through mini-biographies of its six foremost practitioners, plus a roundup of who's working today.' Playbill On-Line 'Good one-stop shopping for material on principal choreographers.' Choice 'Deftly depicting the relationships among many diverse artists, Long warmly conveys his sense of theater history and the craft tradition as a living chain of gifted individuals who were nurtured and challenged by those who preceded them.' Washington Post 'Taking a fresh approach to that quintessential American form -- musical theater --, Long in his eloquent book examines the phenomenon of the choreographer, a figure usually low in the credits of propagation for a show.' Confrontation, Fall 2002/Winter
Long-overdue and richly detailed. - Chicago Sun-Times Broadway, the Golden Years, is really seven books in one. It traces a unique and fascinating facet of Broadway history through mini-biographies of its six foremost practitioners, plus a roundup of who's working today. - Playbill On-Line Taking a fresh approach to that quintessential American form -- musical theater --, Long in his eloquent book examines the phenomenon of the choreographer, a figure usually low in the credits of propagation for a show. --Confrontation, Fall 2002/Winter 'This long overdue, richly detailed book is a major addition to the history of Broadway.' ~ Driffield Leader, Dec 2006 Good one-stop shopping for material on principal choreographers. - Choice * Choice * Earnest and thorough. - New York Times * New York Times * This fine book will be greeted with applause by the many Broadway buffs, show-tune collectors and musical mavens. - Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly * Deftly depicting the relationships among many diverse artists, Long warmly conveys his sense of theater history and the craft tradition as a living chain of gifted individuals who were nurtured and challenged by those who preceded them. - Washington Post * Washington Post *
Author Information
Robert Emmet Long is a recognized critic of American and British literature, and a commentator on the performing arts. He is author or editor of some 30 books and he has contributed over 400 articles to many journals and magazines, including The Nation, Commonweal, and Saturday Review.
