Rebels with Applause Broadway's Groundbreaking Musicals

Name: Rebels with Applause Broadway's Groundbreaking Musicals
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ISBN: 9780325003573

ISBN-10: 0325003572

ISBN-13: 9780325003573

Edition: 2001

Authors: Scott Miller

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As he did in Deconstructing Harold HillandFrom Assassins to West Side Story, Scott Miller, with this delightful entry, once again pulls back the curtain on some of the greatest, most important musicals in the history of musical theater. Miller focuses on shows that have truly changed the genre, moving in chronological order from 1937's The Cradle Will Rockto 1996's Rent, and including Off-Broadway hits not included in other books. In the process, he focuses on musicals as theater - real shows being put on with live performances - rather than literature - and demonstrates why musical theatre still remains a vital and vibrant living art form. Miller's opinions are occasionally provocative,…

Book details

List price: $25.35
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 7/31/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Overture



The Cradle Will Rock (1937)



Pal Joey (1940)



Oklahoma! (1943)



Anyone Can Whistle (1964)



Hair (1967)



Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1968)



The Ballad of Little Mikey (1994)



Songs for a New World (1995)



Floyd Collins (1996)



Rent (1996)