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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822658503321

Autore

Laird Paul R.

Titolo

The musical theater of Stephen Schwartz : from Godspell to Wicked and beyond / / Paul R. Laird

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8108-9192-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (481 p.)

Disciplina

782.1/4092

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Permissions; Ch01. An Introduction to Stephen Schwartz; Ch02. Godspell; Ch03. Leonard Bernstein's Mass; Ch04. Pippin; Ch05. The Magic Show; Ch06. The Baker's Wife; Ch07. Working; Ch08. Rags; Ch09. Children of Eden; Ch10. Animated Features for Disney and DreamWorks; Ch11. Geppetto Becomes My Son Pinocchio: Geppetto's Musical Tale; Ch12. Wicked; Ch13. Séance on a Wet Afternoon; Ch14. Stephen Schwartz's Works outside of Broadway and Hollywood; Epilogue: An American Musical Institution: Stephen Schwartz in Revivals and a Pops Concert; Notes; Bibliography

IndexAbout the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a detailed consideration of the various projects composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz has worked on throughout his career. Paul R. Laird discusses in length Schwartz's major shows, including Godspell, Pippin, and Wicked, and also considers Schwartz's other projects, including the music and lyrics for such animated features as Enchanted, The Prince of Egypt, and Pocaho