Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater

Name: Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater
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ISBN: 9780195398267

ISBN-10: 0195398262

ISBN-13: 9780195398267

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jeffrey Magee

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From the anthemic "God Bless America" to wistful "White Christmas," Irving Berlin's songs have accompanied Americans as they fall in love, go to war, and come home for the holidays for over a century. Widely recognized as one of the foundational figures of the Broadway musical, Berlin made contributions to the American theater which remain as relevant today as they were in 1910, when his first lyrics appeared on the Great White Way. Award-winning music historian Jeffrey Magee's chronicle of Berlin's theatrical career is the first book to fully consider the songwriter's immeasurable influence on the American stage as it restores the rich cultural and theatrical context to some of Berlin's…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/6/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 408
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Foreword



Preface


Introduction: Irving Berlin's Century



Irving Berlin's Theater



Legitimate Vaudeville: The Dillingham Shows, 1914-15



Berlin's Follies, 1918-19



"America's Greatest Show": The Music Box Revues, 1921-24



"An Ideal Combination": Berlin, Kaufman and Co., 1920s-30s



Musical Theater of War: This Is the Army, 1942-45



Something for the Girls: Annie Get Your Gun, 1945-Present



State of the Union: Berlin, Lindsay and Crouse, 1950-62


Conclusion: "This Is America"


Notes


Bibliography


Discography


Acknowledgments


Credits


Index