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Oklahoma! opened nearly sixty years ago and instantly made musical
theatre history. It was a daring ahead-of-its-time piece of
dazzlingly inventive theatre that exploded every myth about what
constitutes a successful musical. Revised and updated to include a
special section on the Roayl National Theatre's production that
Cameron Mackintosh is presenting on Broadway in spring of 2002, OK!
The Story of "Oklahoma!" celebrates this watershed work that has
taken its place in the pantheon of American musical theatre.
The Sound of Music was the last a " and most successful a "
collaboration of two giants of the musical theater, Richard Rodgers
and Oscar Hammerstein. Enjoying a long run on Broadway and then
transformed into a major hit film--recently reissued in a 40th
anniversary edition on DVD with new footage a " The Sound of Music
remains among the most produced musicals by professional and
amateur companies around the world.
This book tells the full story of the making of the show, from the
first rough ideas through the tryouts, fine tuning, and eventual
triumph a " all from an eyewitness to the events themselves. Wilk
brings a musical theater historian's eye to the work, along with
his passionate involvement as a witness to this history. For anyone
and everyone who has ever thrilled to The Sound of Music, this book
will be a must.
Originally published in 1973, when it won the ASCAP Deems Taylor
Award, reprinted and revised several times since, They're Playing
Our Song is a classic oral history of American popular music. Now
further updated with new material and new photographs, this book is
indispensable for anyone interested in the Great American Songbook
of the 20th century, these classic and timeless songs and lyrics
are as popular today as ever.
Eileen Tighe, a 1980s Hollywood film executive, sets out to find
Jody Cassel, the one-time funny-lady star of early television and
encounters a host of colorful, secretive, and threatening
characters who knew Jody and her secret.
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