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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784842503321

Autore

Mordden Ethan <1947->

Titolo

Beautiful mornin' [[electronic resource] ] : the Broadway musical in the 1940s / / Ethan Mordden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999

ISBN

1-280-53047-2

0-19-535176-2

1-4294-0041-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

782.140973

782.14097471

Soggetti

Musicals - New York (State) - New York - History and criticism

Popular music - New York (State) - New York - 1941-1950 - History and criticism

Broadway (New York, N.Y.) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; 1. MUSICAL COMEDY I; 2. STARS; 3. THE ROAD TO OKLAHOMA!; 4. RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN; 5. AMERICANA; 6. THE DANCE MUSICAL; 7. OPERETTA; 8. FANTASY; 9. REVUE; 10. MUSICAL COMEDY II; 11. THE CONCEPT MUSICAL; 12. THE CAST ALBUM; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

The author of this title explores classics from Broadway's golden musical age, looking at ""Brigadoon"", ""Annie, Get Your Gun"", and ""South Pacific"" amongst others.