Showtime - A History of the Broadway Musical Theater (Hardcover)

Showtime brings the history of Broadway musicals to life in a narrative as engaging as the subject itself. Beginning with the scandalous Astor Place Opera House riot of 1849, Larry Stempel traces the growth of musicals from minstrel shows and burlesques, through the golden age of Show Boat and Oklahoma , to such groundbreaking works as Company and Rent. Stempel describes the Broadway stage with vivid accounts of the performers drawn to it, and detailed portraits of the creators who wrote the music, lyrics, and stories for its shows, both beloved and less well known. But Stempel travels outside the theater doors as well, to illuminate the wider world of musical theater as a living genre shaped by the forces of American history and culture. He reveals not only how musicals entertain their audiences but also how they serve as barometers of social concerns and bearers of cultural values. Showtime is the culmination of decades of painstaking research on a genre whose forms have changed over the course of two centuries. In covering the expansive subject before him, Stempel combines original research including a kaleidoscope of primary sources and archival holdings with deft and insightful analysis. The result is nothing short of the most comprehensive, authoritative history of the Broadway musical yet published."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	September 2010
Authors:	Larry Stempel
Dimensions:	241 x 164 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	826
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-06715-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Musical theatre Promotions
LSN:	0-393-06715-7
Barcode:	9780393067156

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!