The complete book of 1920s Broadway musicals / Dan Dietz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dietz, Dan, 1945- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicals--New York (State)--New York--20th century--History and criticism.

Musicals.

New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvii, 651 pages ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Summary:

During the twenties, the Great White Way roared with nearly three hundred book musicals. Luminaries who wrote for Broadway during this decade included Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Rudolf Friml, George Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg, and Vincent Youmans, and the era's stars include Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, and Marilyn Miller. Lighthearted Cinderella musicals dominated these years with such hits as Kern's long-running Sally, along with romanic operettas that dealt with princes and princesses in disguise. Plots about bootleggers and Prohibition abounded, but there were also serious musicals, including Kern and Hammerstein's masterpiece Show Boat. In addition to separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, such as revues. plays with music, miscellaneous musical presenations, and a select list of pre-Broadway closings. Other appendixes include a discogrpahy, filmography, a list of published scripts, and a list of black-themed shows. -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 609-610) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Dietz, Dan, 1945- author. Complete book of 1920s Broadway musicals

ISBN:

9781538112816

1538112817

OCLC:

1050960116

Publisher Number:

99980829485