Research Catalog

Title

The complete book of 1950s Broadway musicals / Dan Dietz.

Author

Dietz, Dan, 1945-

Publication

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

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Details

Description

x, 467 pages; 29 cm

Summary

The 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.

Subjects

• Theater
• Musicals
• History
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Broadway
• Musical
• 1900 - 1999
• New York (State) > New York
• Theater > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century
• Musicals > New York (State) > New York > 20th century > History and criticism

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-434) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• 1950 season -- 1950-1951 season -- 1951-1952 season -- 1952-1953 season -- 1953-1954 season -- 1954-1955 season -- 1955-1956 season -- 1956-1957 season -- 1957-1958 season -- 1958-1959 season -- 1959 season
• Appendixes. A. Alphabetical list of shows -- B. Chronology (by season) -- C Chronology (by classification) -- D. Discography -- E. Filmography -- F. Gilbert and Sullivan operettas -- G. New York City Center Light Opera Company productions -- H. New York City Opera Company productions -- I. Other productions -- J. Published scripts -- L. Theatres.

ISBN

• 9781442235045 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 1442235047 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9781442235052 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
• 1442235055 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

^^2013050441

OCLC

• 866766791
• SCSB-9947939

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library