The big parade : Meredith Willson's musicals from The Music Man to 1491 / Dominic McHugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broomfield-McHugh, Dominic, author.

Series:

Broadway legacies.

Oxford scholarship online.

Broadway legacies

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicals--Writing and publishing.

Musicals.

Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984--Criticism and interpretation.

Willson, Meredith.

Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984. Music man.

Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984. Unsinkable Molly Brown.

Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984. 1491.

Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984. Here's love.

Willson, Meredith, 1902-1984. Miracle on 34th Street.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Though Meredith Willson is best remembered for 'The Music Man', there is a great deal more to his career as a composer and lyricist. In 'The Big Parade', author Dominic McHugh uses newly uncovered letters, manuscripts, and production files to reveal Willson's unusual combination of experiences in his pre-Broadway career that led him to compose 'The Music Man'.

Contents:

Introduction: Meredith Willson's The Music Man

Seeking the roots of The Music Man: Meredith Willson's cultural eclecticism

From the Silver Triangle to The Music Man: creating the book for an original musical

Composing the score for a musical about music

Marching still right today: The Music Man from Philadelphia to Broadway and beyond

After The Music Man: The Unsinkable Molly Brown in the shadow of a hit

Singing through evil times: Here's Love, Miracle on 34th Street, and the challenge of the musical adaptation

1491: the final voyage.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-755476-8

0-19-755475-X

0-19-755474-1

OCLC:

1247664461