Broadway north : the dream of a Canadian musical theatre / Mel Atkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkey, Mel, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musicals--Canada--History and criticism.

Musicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario, Canada] : Natural Heritage, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An historical chronicle of Canadian musicals and the composers, lyricists, actors, and producers who brought them to life across Canada.

Contents:

Credits for Cover Visuals; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Overture: ""... Of Canada, Limited""; ACT ONE; 1 In the Beginning; 2 Dumbells and Uptown Girls; 3 Filling the Cultural Vacuum; 4 ""Will You Dance With Me?""; 5 Putting the Audience on Stage; 6 ""Rain or No Rain"": Theatre Under The Stars and Rainbow Stage; 7 On the ""Crest"" of a New Canadian Theatre; 8 ""The Glory of the Modern Age""; 9 ""Merry Madness""; 10 ""Lovely, Juicy, Silly Fun""; 11 The Fur Flies; 12 A Chilly Northern Breeze: Cabaret and Revue in Toronto the Good; 13 Humbug; 14 Industrial Strength

15 ""The Epitome of Show-Dance Professionalism""16 ""Something Truly Wonderful""; 17 ""The Toast of Their Home Town""; 18 Vancouver: ""The Things That You Yet Will Do""; 19 ""Learn the Rules, Then Break Them""; 20 ""A Lot of Heart"": Charlottetown After Anne; 21 A ""Radiophonic"" Musical; 22 ""Try, Try, Aim for the Sky""; 23 ""I Could Change the World""; 24 The Killer Hero: Billy Bishop Goes to War; ACT TWO; 25 Entr'acte: ""Are We Having Fun Yet?""; 26 Broadway Bound-and Gagged; 27 ""The Virtuosity of Opera with the Vitality of Broadway""; 28 A Canadian in New York

29 Nice Tries and Missed Opportunities30 ""Sunday in the Park with Emily""; 31 ""Minding the Store"": Theatre as a Business; 32 Defying Gravity: The Unmaking of The Grand Finale; 33 The ""Canadian Imperative""; 34 Breaking Into Song: The Primal Scream of the Civilized Set; 35 ""With Glowing Hearts, We See Thee Rise"": The Canadian Musical Identity; 36 Achieving Immortality: The Original Cast Recording; Finale: ""Anything Worth Doing Is Worth Doing Badly""; Postscript; Appendix A: Canadian Musicals on Record; Appendix B: Principal Interviews; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H

IJ; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author

Notes:

Originally published: Toronto [Ont.] : Natural Heritage Books, c2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786611967826

9781554881086

1554881080

9781281967824

1281967823

OCLC:

647925573