Show Tunes fully chronicles the shows, songs, and careers of the
major composers of the American musical theatre, from Jerome Kern's
earliest interpolations to the latest hits on Broadway. Legendary
composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Berlin, Bernstein, and
Sondheim have been joined by more recent songwriters like Stephen
Schwartz, Stephen Flaherty, Michael John LaChiusa, and Adam
Guettel. This majestic reference book covers their work, their
innovations, their successes, and their failures. Show Tunes is
simply the most comprehensive volume of its kind ever produced, and
this newly revised and updated edition discusses almost 1,000 shows
and 9,000 show tunes. The book has been called "a concise skeleton
key to the Broadway musical" (Variety) and "a ground-breaking
reference work with a difference" (Show Music)-or, as the
Washington Post observed, "It makes you sing and dance all over
your memory."
The eagerly anticipated Fourth Edition, updated through May, 2009,
features the entire theatrical output of forty of Broadway's
leading composers, in addition to a wide selection of work by other
songwriters. The listings include essential production data and
statistics, the most extensive information available on published
and recorded songs, and lively commentary on the shows, songs, and
diverse careers. Based on meticulous research, the book also
uncovers dozens of lost musicals-including shows that either closed
out of town or were never headed for Broadway-and catalogs hundreds
of previously unknown songs, including a number of musical gems
that have been misplaced, cut, or forgotten. Informative,
insightful, and provocative, Show Tunes is an essential guide for
anyone interested in the American musical.
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