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Author:   Geoffrey Block ,  William R. Shea (Galileo chair of the History of Science, University of Padua, Italy)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.658kg
ISBN:  

9780195384000

ISBN 10:   0195384008
Pages:   482
Publication Date:   12 November 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition Acknowledgements Overture 1: Introduction: Setting the Stage Act I: Before Rodgers and Hammerstein 2: Show Boat: In the Beginning 3: Anything Goes: Songs Ten, Book Three 4: Porgy and Bess: Broadway Opera 5: 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 Sake 7: Lady in the Dark and One Touch of Venus: The Broadway Stranger and His American Dreams 8: Stage vs. Screen I: Before Rogers and Hammerstein Act II: The Broadway Musical After Oklahoma! 9: Carousel: The Invasion of the Integrated Musical 10: Kiss Me, Kate: The Taming of Cole Porter 11: Guys and Dolls and The Most Happy Fella: The Greater Loesser 12: My Fair Lady: From Pygmalion to Cinderella 13: West Side Story: The Very Model of a Major Musical 14: Stage vs. Screen II: After Oklahoma! Epilogue: The Age of Sondheim and Lloyd Webber 15: Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George: Happily Ever After West Side Story with Sondheim 16: Phantom of the Opera: The Reigning Champion of Broadway Synopses Discography: Selected Original, Revival, Film, and Studio Casts Appendix A. Sources, Published Librettos, and Vocal Scores Appendix B. Long Runs 1920s-1980s Appendix C. The Forty Longest-Running Book Musicals on Broadway Appendix D. Show Boat Appendix E. Anything Goes Appendix F. Porgy and Bess: Songs, Arias, and Themes Appendix G. On Your Toes: Broadway 1936 and Broadway Revival 1983 Appendix H. Pal Joey: Broadway 1940 and Broadway Revival 1952 Appendix I. The Cradle Will Rock: Broadway 1937 Appendix J. Lady in the Dark: Broadway 1941 Appendix K. One Touch of Venus: Broadway 1943 Appendix L. Carousel: Broadway 1945 Appendix M. Kiss Me, Kate: Broadway 1948 Appendix N. Guys and Dolls: Broadway 1950 Appendix O. The Most Happy Fella: Broadway 1956 Appendix P. My Fair Lady: Broadway 1956 Appendix Q. West Side Story: Broadway 1957 Appendix R. Follies: Broadway 1971 and London Revival 1987 Notes Select Bibliography Index"

Reviews

<br> Enchanted Evenings is a superb read. --Theatermania.com<p><br> 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<p><br> 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<p><br> Some of the smartest commentary available about American musical theater --Joel E. Siegel, The Washington Post <p><br>

<br> Enchanted Evenings is a superb read. --Theatermania.com<br> 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<br> 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<br> Some of the smartest commentary available about American musical theater --Joel E. Siegel, The Washington Post

Author Information

Geoffrey Block, Distinguished Professor of Music History at the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, is the author of Ives: ""Concord"" Sonata (Cambridge, 1996) and Richard Rodgers, the inaugural volume of the Yale Broadway Masters series, for which he serves as general editor. He is also the editor of The Richard Rodgers Reader (Oxford, 2002) and the Series Editor for Oxford's new Broadway Legacies.

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