Show and tell : the new book of Broadway anecdotes / Ken Bloom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloom, Ken, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicals--New York (State)--New York--Anecdotes.

Musicals.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

337 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

New book of Broadway anecdotes

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Summary:

Did you know that Frank Sinatra was nearly considered for the original production of Fiddler on the Roof? Or that Jerome Robbins never choreographed the famous "Dance at the Gym" in West Side Story? Or that Lin-Manuel Miranda called out an audience member on Twitter for texling during a performance of Hamilton (the perpetrator was Madonna)? In Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes, Broadway aficionado-in-chief Ken Bloom takes us on a spirited spin through some of the most intriguing factoids in show business, offering up an unconventional history of the theatre in all its idiosyncratic glory From the cantankerous retorts of George Abbott to the literally show-stopping antics of Katherine Hepburn, you'll learn about the adventures and star turns of some of Broadway's biggest personalities, and discover little-known tidbits about beloved plays and musicals from The Black Crook to Beautiful. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Personalities 3

2 The Idea 49

3 Naming The Show 51

4 Writing The Show 59

5 Songs 71

6 Producing The Show 75

7 Casting 89

8 Rehearsals 115

9 The Race Issue 127

10 Out of Town 131

11 Theatres 165

12 Previews 169

13 Opening Night 171

14 Critics 181

15 Box Office 189

16 Audiences 191

17 Superstitions 201

18 Publicity 203

19 Stunts 207

20 Performing The Show 217

21 Spectacles 287

22 Original Cast Albums 289

23 Tragedies 291

24 They Died With Their Boots On 295

25 You're Fired 297

26 Quotes 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190221010

0190221011

OCLC:

934101927

Publisher Number:

99969321202