Oklahoma! : the making of an American musical / Tim Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, Tim, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Oklahoma!.

Rodgers, Richard.

Musicals--Production and direction--New York (State)--New York.

Musicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xix, 327 p.) ) ill., music.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Oklahoma! premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequently than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In this book Tim Carter offers the first fully documented history of the making of this celebrated American musical.Drawing on research from rare theater archives, manuscripts, journalism, and other sources, Carter records every step in the development of Oklahoma! The book is filled with rich and fascinating details about how Rodgers and Hammerstein first came together, the casting process, how Agnes de Mille became the show's choreographer, and the drafts and revisions that ultimately gave the musical its final shape. Carter also shows the lofty aspirations of both the creators and producers and the mythmaking that surrounded Oklahoma! from its very inception, and demonstrates just what made it part of its times.

Contents:

Setting the stage

Contracts and commitments

Creative processes

Heading for Broadway

Reading Oklahoma!

From stage to screen.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-307) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611734459

9781281734457

1281734454

9780300134872

0300134878

OCLC:

1013957836