The book of Broadway : the 150 definitive plays and musicals

Be absorbed by the profiles of 150 of the biggest, most influential, and most important Broadway musicals and plays ever produced. Shows profiled include everything from the 1860s musical The Black Crook , which captivated and titillated audiences for more than five hours, to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 2010 play Clybourne Park . The men and women who shaped Broadway history--Stephen Sondheim, Tennessee Williams, Bernadette Peters, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II--are celebrated for their groundbreaking work, and photographs throughout illustrate the stunning designs of the shows profiled. This compilation by Author Eric Grode--arts writer for The New York Times , and author of Hair: The Story of the Show That Defined a Generation-- is the ultimate guide to Broadway shows. Even if you consider yourself an expert in the theater, you will be amazed by the fantastic Broadway trivia scattered throughout this volume, as well as the palpable sense of history in this encyclopedic treatment of one of our most beloved pastimes. Just a few of the titles included are: -Annie -The Book of Mormon -Bye Bye Birdie -Cat on a Hot Tin Roof -Chicago -Death of a Salesman -Fiddler on the Roof -Grease -Guys and Dolls -Hello, Dolly! -Kiss Me, Kate -Les Miserables -The Music Man -My Fair Lady -The Phantom of the Opera -Rent -Six Degrees of Separation -The Sound of Music -A Streetcar Named Desire -West Side Story Cover......Page 0 Title......Page 4 Dedication......Page 7 CONTENTS......Page 8 INTRODUCTION......Page 11 ABIE’S IRISH ROSE......Page 12 THE ADDING MACHINE......Page 14 AMADEUS......Page 16 ANGEL STREET......Page 18 ANGELS IN AMERICA......Page 20 ANNIE......Page 22 ANNIE GET YOUR GUN......Page 24 ANYTHING GOES......Page 26 ARCADIA......Page 28 AS THOUSANDS CHEER......Page 30 AWAKE AND SING!......Page 32 BABES IN ARMS......Page 34 THE BAND WAGON......Page 36 THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE......Page 38 THE BLACK CROOK......Page 40 THE BOOK OF MORMON......Page 42 BORN YESTERDAY......Page 44 BRIGADOON......Page 46 BUS STOP......Page 48 BYE BYE BIRDIE......Page 50 CABARET......Page 52 CAPTAIN JINKS OF THE HORSE MARINES......Page 54 THE CARETAKER......Page 56 CAROUSEL......Page 58 CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF......Page 60 CATS......Page 62 CHARLEY’S AUNT......Page 64 CHICAGO......Page 66 THE CHILDREN’S HOUR......Page 68 A CHORUS LINE......Page 70 CITY OF ANGELS......Page 72 CLYBOURNE PARK......Page 74 COMPANY......Page 76 THE CRUCIBLE......Page 78 DEATH OF A SALESMAN......Page 80 A DELICATE BALANCE......Page 82 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK......Page 84 DINNER AT EIGHT......Page 86 A DOLL’S HOUSE......Page 88 DOUBT......Page 90 EAST LYNNE......Page 92 EUITA......Page 94 FALSETTOS......Page 96 FENCES......Page 98 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF......Page 100 FINIAN’S RAINBOW......Page 102 FOLLIES......Page 104 THE FRONT PAGE......Page 106 GIRL CRAZY......Page 108 THE GLASS MENAGERIE......Page 110 GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS......Page 112 GREASE......Page 114 GUYS AND DOLLS......Page 116 GYPSY......Page 118 HAIR......Page 120 HARVEY......Page 122 THE HEIRESS......Page 124 HELLO, DOLLY!......Page 126 H.M.S. PINAFORE......Page 128 THE HOMECOMING......Page 130 HOW TO SUCCUEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING......Page 132 THE ICEMAN COMETH......Page 134 THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST......Page 136 IN DAHOMEY......Page 138 INHERIT THE WIND......Page 140 JERSEY BOYS......Page 142 JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR......Page 144 JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE......Page 146 JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK......Page 148 THE KING AND I......Page 150 KISS ME, KATE......Page 152 LADY IN THE DARK......Page 154 LES MISÉRABLES......Page 156 THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY......Page 158 LIFE WITH FATHER......Page 160 THE LION KING......Page 162 LITTLE JOHNNY JONES......Page 166 A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC......Page 168 LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT......Page 170 LOOK BACK IN ANGER......Page 172 LOOT......Page 174 A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS......Page 176 MAN OF LA MANCHA......Page 178 “MASTER HAROLD”. . . AND THE BOYS......Page 180 THE MERRY WIDOW......Page 182 METAMORPHOSES......Page 184 THE MIRACLE WORKER......Page 186 A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN......Page 188 THE MOST HAPPY FELLA......Page 190 MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION......Page 192 THE MULLIGAN GUARDS’ BALL......Page 194 THE MUSIC MAN......Page 196 MY FAIR LADY......Page 198 NAUGHTY MARIETTA......Page 200 NO, NO, NANETTE......Page 202 NOISES OFF......Page 204 THE ODD COUPLE......Page 206 OF THEE I SING......Page 208 OH, BOY!......Page 210 OKLAHOMA!......Page 212 ON THE TOWN......Page 214 OUR TOWN......Page 216 PAL JOEY......Page 218 THE PERSECUTION AND ASSASSINATION OF JEAN-PAUL MARAT AS PERFORMED BY THE INMATES OF THE ASYLUM OF CHARENTON UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE......Page 220 PETER PAN (PLAY)......Page 222 PETER PAN (MUSICAL)......Page 224 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA......Page 226 THE PHILADELPHIA STORY......Page 228 PICNIC......Page 230 PIPPIN......Page 232 THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE......Page 236 THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD......Page 238 PORGY AND BESS......Page 240 PRIVATE LIVES......Page 242 THE PRODUCERS......Page 244 PROMISES, PROMISES......Page 246 PYGMALION......Page 248 RAGTIME......Page 250 A RAISIN IN THE SUN......Page 252 RENT......Page 254 ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD......Page 256 1776......Page 258 SHE LOVES ME......Page 260 SHOW BOAT......Page 262 THE SHOW-OFF......Page 264 SHUFFLE ALONG......Page 266 SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION......Page 268 THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH......Page 270 SLEUTH......Page 272 THE SOUND OF MUSIC......Page 274 SOUTH PACIFIC......Page 276 SPRING AWAKENING......Page 278 A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE......Page 280 THE STUDENT PRINCE IN HEIDELBERG......Page 282 SWEENEY TODD......Page 284 THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE......Page 286 TOBACCO ROAD......Page 288 TORCH SONG TRILOGY......Page 290 A TRIP TO CHINATOWN......Page 292 UNCLE TOM’S CABIN......Page 294 VERY GOOD EDDIE......Page 296 WAITING FOR GODOT......Page 298 WAITING FOR LEFTY......Page 300 WATCH YOUR STEP......Page 302 WEST SIDE STORY......Page 304 WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?......Page 306 WICKED......Page 308 YIP YIP YAPHANK......Page 310 YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU......Page 312 ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1919......Page 314 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 316 B......Page 318 G......Page 319 M......Page 320 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 321 Relive, or discover, the Broadway productions that have enthralled, enchanted, and enraptured audiences for more than 100 years. The Book of Broadway is a celebratory, gorgeous tome dedicated to what is arguably the quintessential American art form: the Broadway show. The book profiles 150 of the best, biggest, most influential, and most fascinating Broadway musicals and plays ever produced, spanning the mid-nineteenth century to the twenty-first century. Shows profiled include everything from the 1860s musical The Black Crook, which captivated and titillated audiences for more than five hours, to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 2010 play Clybourne Park. The men and women who shaped Broadway history - such as Stephen Sondheim, Tennessee Williams, Bernadette Peters, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Ethel Merman, Marlon Brando, August Wilson, and Nathan Lane - are celebrated for their groundbreaking work. Photographs throughout illustrate the stunning designs of the shows profiled. Author Eric Grode - an arts writer for The New York Times, and author of Hair: The Story of the Show That Defined a Generation - has compiled this ultimate guide to Broadway shows, filled with insider knowledge. Theater fans will appreciate the fantastic Broadway trivia scattered throughout the book as well as the palpable sense of history in this encyclopedic treatment of one of our most beloved pastimes. A handful of the shows featured in this book include: Annie The Book of Mormon Bye Bye Birdie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Chicago Death of a Salesman Fiddler on the Roof Grease Guys and Dolls Hello, Dolly! Kiss Me, Kate Les Miserables The Music Man My Fair Lady The Phantom of the Opera Rent Six Degrees of Separation The Sound of Music A Streetcar Named Desire West Side Story Be absorbed by the profiles of 150 of the biggest, most influential, and most important Broadway musicals and plays ever produced. Shows profiled include everything from the 1860s musical __The Black Crook__, which captivated and titillated audiences for more than five hours, to the Pulitzer Prize–winning 2010 play __Clybourne Park__. The men and women who shaped Broadway history--Stephen Sondheim, Tennessee Williams, Bernadette Peters, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II--are celebrated for their groundbreaking work, and photographs throughout illustrate the stunning designs of the shows profiled. This compilation by Author Eric Grode--arts writer for __The New York Times__,and author of __Hair: The Story of the Show That Defined a Generation--__is the ultimate guide to Broadway shows. Even if you consider yourself an expert in the theater, you will be amazed by the fantastic Broadway trivia scattered throughout this volume, as well as the palpable sense of history in this encyclopedic treatment of one of our most beloved pastimes. Just a few of the titles included are: __-Annie-The Book of Mormon-Bye Bye Birdie-Cat on a Hot Tin Roof-Chicago-Death of a Salesman-Fiddler on the Roof-Grease-Guys and Dolls-Hello, Dolly!-Kiss Me, Kate-Les Miserables-The Music Man-My Fair Lady-The Phantom of the Opera-Rent-Six Degrees of Separation-The Sound of Music-A Streetcar Named Desire-West Side Story__ Rijk geïllustreerd ovezicht van honderdvijftig toneelstukken en musicals die zijn opgevoerd op Broadway. NL-ZmNBD