The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals - Dan Dietz

The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals

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Buch | Hardcover
484 Seiten
2016
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7213-2 (ISBN)
165,85 inkl. MwSt
Musicals of the 1990s felt the impact of key developments that forever changed the landscape of Broadway. While the onslaught of British imports slowed down, the so-called Disneyfication of Broadway began, a trend that continues today. Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King became long-running hits, followed by more family-friendly musicals. The decade was also distinguished by a new look at revivals—instead of slavishly reproducing old shows or updating them with campy values, Broadway saw a stream of fresh and sometimes provocative reinventions, including major productions of My Fair Lady, Damn Yankees, Carousel, Show Boat, and Chicago.

In The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 1990s. This book discusses the era’s major hits (Miss Saigon, Crazy for You, Rent), notorious flops (Shogun, Nick & Nora, The Red Shoes), controversial shows (Passion, The Capeman), and musicals that closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts (Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge, Whistle Down the Wind). In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues with such performers as Sandra Bernhard, Michael Feinstein, Patti LuPone, Liza Minnelli, and Mandy Patinkin.

Each entry contains the following information:
·Plot summary
·Cast members
·Names of all important personnel, including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors
·Opening and closing dates
·Number of performances
·Critical commentary
·Musical numbers and the performers who introduced the songs
·Production data, including information about tryouts
·Source material
·Tony awards and nominations
·Details about London and other foreign productions
Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including a discography, filmography, and published scripts, as well as lists of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, black-themed shows, and Jewish-themed productions.

A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals provides a comprehensive view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.

Dan Dietz is a former professor of composition, world literature, and modern drama at Western Carolina University, and the author of Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007 (2010). Dietz is also the author of The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals (2015), The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals (2014), The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals (2014), The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals (2015), and The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals (2016), all published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 221 x 288 mm
Gewicht 1579 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Klassik / Oper / Musical
Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10 1-4422-7213-9 / 1442272139
ISBN-13 978-1-4422-7213-2 / 9781442272132
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