Razzle dazzle : the battle for Broadway / Michael Riedel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riedel, Michael (Theater critic), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shubert Organization.

Theater--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Theater.

History.

New York (State)--New York.

Broadway (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.

Broadway (New York, N.Y.).

Shubert Organization--History--20th century.

American drama--20th century--History and criticism.

American drama.

Musicals--New York (State)--New York--History and criticism.

Musicals.

New York (State)--New York--Broadway.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 447 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2015.

Summary:

"A revered and provocative theater observer presents a grand history of the producers, directors, actors, and critics battling for creative and financial control of Broadway"--Front jacket flap.

Contents:

The ice age

The Phantom

Mr. Lee and Mr. J. J.

While there is death there is hope

Bastards, criminals, and drunks

Changing of the guard

New York, New York, a helluva mess

The coup

Rotten to the core

Horsing around

The paintman cometh

The jockey

The one

The interloper

I Love New York, especially in the evening

The coiled cobra

The Bernie and Jerry show

The jockey and the godfather

Civil war

And the winner Is ...

CAT$

Mesmerizing temptation

End of the line

The British are coming! The British are coming!

Pick-a-little, Talk-a-little

Nothing matters

Exit music.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [409]-422) and index.

ISBN:

9781451672169

1451672160

OCLC:

894746621