02899nam 2200613 a 450 991045164490332120200520144314.01-281-73445-497866117344590-300-13487-810.12987/9780300134872(CKB)1000000000473586(StDuBDS)BDZ0022171505(SSID)ssj0000214290(PQKBManifestationID)11175096(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214290(PQKBWorkID)10156218(PQKB)10602643(StDuBDS)EDZ0000165603(MiAaPQ)EBC3420368(DE-B1597)484966(OCoLC)1013957836(DE-B1597)9780300134872(Au-PeEL)EBL3420368(CaPaEBR)ebr10210251(CaONFJC)MIL173445(OCoLC)923592531(EXLCZ)99100000000047358620060726d2007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrOklahoma![electronic resource] the making of an American musical /Tim CarterNew Haven Yale University Pressc20071 online resource (1 online resource (xix, 327 p.) ) ill., musicBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-10619-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-307) and index.Setting the stage -- Contracts and commitments -- Creative processes -- Heading for Broadway -- Reading Oklahoma! -- From stage to screen.Oklahoma! premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequently than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In this book Tim Carter offers the first fully documented history of the making of this celebrated American musical.Drawing on research from rare theater archives, manuscripts, journalism, and other sources, Carter records every step in the development of Oklahoma! The book is filled with rich and fascinating details about how Rodgers and Hammerstein first came together, the casting process, how Agnes de Mille became the show's choreographer, and the drafts and revisions that ultimately gave the musical its final shape. Carter also shows the lofty aspirations of both the creators and producers and the mythmaking that surrounded Oklahoma! from its very inception, and demonstrates just what made it part of its times.MusicalsProduction and directionNew York (State)New YorkElectronic books.MusicalsProduction and direction792.6/42Carter Tim1954-1006609MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451644903321Oklahoma2442741UNINA