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Author: Dominic McHugh (Lecturer in Music, Lecturer in Music, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 23.10cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 15.50cm
Weight: 0.417kg
ISBN: 9780199381005
ISBN 10: 0199381003
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 29 May 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Dominic McHugh is probably the world's leading expert on Alan Jay Lerner. My Fair Lady is indisputably one of the greatest musicals of all time. I enthusiastically endorse Dominic's study of Lerner and Loewe's masterpiece. Tim Rice
From the Foreword by Geoffrey Block: McHugh has produced the first comprehensive and most accurate account of how this great and perennially popular show came to be, and Loverly will give us much to talk about, just as the revered subject of this book has for generations added immeasurable wealth to the American musical treasury. Dominic McHugh is probably the world's leading expert on Alan Jay Lerner. My Fair Lady is indisputably one of the greatest musicals of all time. I enthusiastically endorse Dominic's study of Lerner and Loewe's masterpiece. --Tim Rice A captivating book due to the tremendous amount of new information supplied in its exciting narrative. While My Fair Lady seems in retrospect like an inevitably perfect musical, McHugh reveals that its creation was fraught with many potential roadblocks and creative differences. A fascinating read! --Michael Feinstein Dominic McHugh has written a fine authoritative study of one of the world's greatest musicals. Anyone with an interest in the detailed history of the creation of My Fair Lady must read this book. --Liz Robertson, widow of Alan Jay Lerner An admirable and important book... McHugh deserves our gratitude for the immense amount of new information he provides. --TalkinBroadway.com A revealing look at the intricacies of writing and staging the production. --Dallas Morning News Presents a completely new, behind-the-scenes look at the five-year creation of the show, revealing the tensions and complex relationships that went into its making... This book is the first to shed light on the many behind-the-scenes creative discussions that took place from casting decisions all the way through the final months of frantic preparation leading to the premiere in March 1956....Overall, this book explores why My Fair Lady continues to resonate with audiences worldwide more than fifty years after its premiere. --BroadwayWorld.com Mr. McHugh has gone above and
Author Information
Dominic McHugh is Lecturer in Music at The University of Sheffield.
