The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre: 1943-1965 provides
synopses, cast and production credits, song titles, and other
pertinent information for over 180 musicals from Oklahoma to On A
Clear Day You Can See Forever. Concentrating on a 22-year span,
this book lists both commercial successes and flops of the Golden
Age-when the musicals presented on Broadway showcased timeless,
memorable tunes, sophisticated comedy, and the genius of creative
artists like Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Robbins,
Leonard Bernstein, George Abbott, Moss Hart, Angela Lansbury,
Robert Preston, and many others. After an introduction and an
overview of the history of Broadway, Naden offers a chronological
timeline of the Golden Age musicals in America. She then presents
details, in succeeding chapters, about the shows, the stars (on and
off stage), the theatres, and the awards, beginning with an
alphabetical listing of shows. Each show entry supplies the title,
opening date, theatre, number of performances, primary cast and
crew, and a plot synopsis, as well as other interesting data about
the show, such as the awards won. Additional details about
well-known actors, singers, composers, lyricists, directors, and
choreographers of the period are provided, including birth and
death dates, birth cities, born names, a brief biography, and award
nominations and wins. Finishing with a bibliography and an index,
this book is beneficial to anyone wanting to know more about one of
the richest periods in Broadway history.
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