Lady in the Dark Biography of a Musical

Name: Lady in the Dark Biography of a Musical
Price: 32.59 USD
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ISBN: 9780195385083

ISBN-10: 019538508X

ISBN-13: 9780195385083

Edition: 2009

Authors: Bruce D. Mcclung

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When Lady in the Dark opened on January 23, 1941, its many firsts immediately distinguished it as a new and unusual work. The curious directive to playwright Moss Hart to complete a play about psychoanalysis came from his own Freudian psychiatrist. For the first time since his brother George's death, Ira Gershwin returned to writing lyrics for the theater. And for emigre composer Kurt Weill, it was a crack at an opulent first-class production. Together Hart, Gershwin, and Weill (with a little help from the psychiatrist) produced one of the most innovative works in Broadway history. With a company of 101 and an astronomical budget, Lady in the Dark launched the career of a young nightclub…

Book details

Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English



Prologue



Opening Night



Genesis



Musical Score



Tryout



Broadway Run



Tour



Cultural Context



Revivals


Epilogue


Selected Bibliography and Discography