Irving Berlin's American musical theater / Jeffrey Magee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magee, Jeffrey, 1961-

Series:

Broadway legacies.

Broadway legacies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicals--United States--History and criticism.

Musicals.

Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989--Criticism and interpretation.

Berlin, Irving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From patriotic ""God Bless America"" to wistful ""White Christmas,"" Irving Berlin's songs have long accompanied Americans as they fall in love, go to war, and come home for the holidays. Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater is the first book to fully consider this songwriter's immeasurable influence on the American stage. Award-winning music historian Jeffrey Magee chronicles Berlin's legendary theatrical career, providing a rich background to some of the great composer's most enduring songs, from ""There's No Business Like Show Business"" to ""Puttin' on the Ritz."" Magee shows how Berli

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Irving Berlin's Century; 1. Irving Berlin's Theater; 2. Legitimate Vaudeville: The Dillingham Shows, 1914-15; 3. Berlin's Follies, 1918-19; 4. "America's Greatest Show": The Music Box Revues, 1921-24; 5. "An Ideal Combination": Berlin, Kaufman and Co., 1920S-30S; 6. Musical Theater of War: This Is the Army, 1942-45; 7. Something for the Girls: Annie Get Your Gun, 1945-Present; 8. State of the Union: Berlin, Lindsay and Crouse, 1950-62; Conclusion: "This Is America"; Notes; Bibliography; Discography; Acknowledgments; Credits; Index; A; B; C; D

EF; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 19, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-991163-0

0-19-938101-1

0-19-990894-X

9786613624024

1-280-59419-5

OCLC:

781628760