During the Twenties, the Great White Way roared with nearly 300
book musicals. Luminaries who wrote for Broadway during this decade
included Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Rudolf Friml, George
Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart, Jerome Kern, Cole
Porter, Richard Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg, and Vincent Youmans, and
the era's stars included Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, and
Marilyn Miller. Light-hearted Cinderella musicals dominated these
years with such hits as Kern's long-running Sally, along with
romantic operettas that dealt with princes and princesses in
disguise. Plots about bootleggers and Prohibition abounded, but
there were also serious musicals, including Kern and Hammerstein's
masterpiece Show Boat. In The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway
Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every book musical that
opened on Broadway during the years 1920-1929. The book discusses
the era's major successes as well as its forgotten failures. The
hits include A Connecticut Yankee; Hit the Deck!; No, No, Nanette;
Rose-Marie; Show Boat; The Student Prince; The Vagabond King; and
Whoopee, as well as ambitious failures, including Deep River;
Rainbow; and Rodgers' daring Chee-Chee. Each entry contains the
following information: *Plot summary *Cast members *Names of
creative personnel, including book writers, lyricists, composers,
directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors
*Opening and closing dates *Number of performances *Plot summary
*Critical commentary *Musical numbers and names of the performers
who introduced the songs *Production data, including information
about tryouts *Source material *Details about London productions
Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers
numerous appendixes, including ones which cover other shows
produced during the decade (revues, plays with music, miscellaneous
musical presentations, and a selected list of pre-Broadway
closings). Other appendixes include a discography, filmography, a
list of published scripts, and a list of black-themed musicals.
This book contains a wealth of information and provides a
comprehensive view of each show. The Complete Book of 1920s
Broadway Musicals will be of use to scholars, historians, and
casual fans of one of the greatest decades in the history of
musical theatre.
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