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American musicals, 1950-1969 : the complete books & lyrics of eight Broadway classics / Laurence Maslon, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of America ; 254.Publisher: New York, N.Y. : The Library Of America, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: xiv, 733 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1598532596
  • 9781598532593
Contained works:
  • Adler, Richard, 1921-2012. Pajama game
  • Bock, Jerry Fiddler on the roof
  • Edwards, Sherman 1776
  • Kander, John Cabaret
  • Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969. Guys and dolls
  • Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. My fair lady
  • Sondheim, Stephen Funny thing happened on the way to the forum
  • Styne, Jule, 1905-1994. Gypsy
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- Guys and dolls / music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows -- The pajama game / book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross -- My fair lady / adaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe -- Gypsy / book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum / book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim -- Fiddler on the roof / book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick -- Cabaret / book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb -- 1776 / book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards -- Additional lyrics -- Biographical notes -- Broadway production notes -- Note on the texts -- Notes -- Sources and acknowledgments.
Summary: In this second volume of a two-volume collector's edition, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces showcasing the genre's glorious mid-century flowering and its response to the turbulent 1960s. Based on new research, the complete libretto of each musical is presented in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved cultural treasures available as never before. The texts are supplemented with additional song lyrics, biographical sketches of the musicals' creators, original cast lists, detailed accounts of each show's sources and production history, textual and explanatory notes, and full-color portfolios of illustrations featuring posters and photographs from each musicals original Broadway run. This volume showcases eight enduring works from the genre's Golden Age: Guys and Dolls (1950) by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows brings Damon Runyon's gamblers and chorus girls to vivid life; The Pajama Game (1954) by George Abbott, Richard Bissell, Richard Adler, and Jerry Ross offers a lighthearted take on the relations between capital and labor; My Fair Lady (1956), Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's glittering adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, a box-office sensation that elevated the tone of the American musical; Gypsy (1959) by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Stephen Sondheim embraces the relentless ambitions of the ultimate stage mother to frame a poignant look at the vanishing traditions of vaudeville; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962) by Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart, and Stephen Sondheim, a joyously farcical romp set in ancient Rome; the heartbreaking Fiddler on the Roof (1964) by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick, based on Sholem Aleichem's haunting tales of life and changing times in a Russian shtetl; Cabaret (1966) by Joe Masteroff, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, which views a political crisis through the prism of a Weimar nightclub; and the playfully irreverent 1776 (1969) by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards, a brilliantly drawn character study of the Founding Fathers on the eve of Independence [Publisher description].
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 782.14 A512 Checked out 05/24/2024 33111007915438
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Broadway musical is one of America's great indigenous popular forms, a glorious hybrid that emerged "out of our speech, our tempo, our moral attitudes, our way of moving" (as Leonard Bernstein put it). Now in the second volume of a landmark two-volume collection, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces charting the Broadway musical's narrative tradition from the genre's Golden Age to its response to the turbulent 1960s with the Tony Award-winning shows Cabaret and 1776. Based on new research, this historic collection presents the complete libretto of each musical in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved stories available as never before. Several shows, including Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady , return to print for the first time in decades.

Each of these classic musicals has evolved over time, receiving many important revivals and new productions. This Library of America boxed set offers readers unprecedented insight into this living history with a selection of hard-to-find or previously unpublished supplementary items, including lyrics of songs dropped out-of-town or added in later revivals. Lavishly illustrated­­ with 32 pages of photographs and other images drawn from the original productions, the set also contains biographical sketches of the book writers and lyricists; cast lists and other information about the shows' Broadway openings; and detailed accounts of the path each show took on the road to Broadway.

AMERICAN MUSICALS 1950-1969 contains:

Guys and Dolls
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser · Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows

The Pajama Game
Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell · Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

My Fair Lady
Adaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner · Music by Frederick Loewe

Gypsy
Book by Arthur Laurents · Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Book by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove · Lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim

Fiddler on the Roof
Book by Joseph Stein · Music by Jerry Bock · Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff · Music by John Kander · Lyrics by Fred Ebb

1776
Music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards · Book by Peter Stone

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

Introduction -- Guys and dolls / music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows -- The pajama game / book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross -- My fair lady / adaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe -- Gypsy / book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum / book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim -- Fiddler on the roof / book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick -- Cabaret / book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb -- 1776 / book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards -- Additional lyrics -- Biographical notes -- Broadway production notes -- Note on the texts -- Notes -- Sources and acknowledgments.

In this second volume of a two-volume collector's edition, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces showcasing the genre's glorious mid-century flowering and its response to the turbulent 1960s. Based on new research, the complete libretto of each musical is presented in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved cultural treasures available as never before. The texts are supplemented with additional song lyrics, biographical sketches of the musicals' creators, original cast lists, detailed accounts of each show's sources and production history, textual and explanatory notes, and full-color portfolios of illustrations featuring posters and photographs from each musicals original Broadway run. This volume showcases eight enduring works from the genre's Golden Age: Guys and Dolls (1950) by Frank Loesser, Jo Swerling, and Abe Burrows brings Damon Runyon's gamblers and chorus girls to vivid life; The Pajama Game (1954) by George Abbott, Richard Bissell, Richard Adler, and Jerry Ross offers a lighthearted take on the relations between capital and labor; My Fair Lady (1956), Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's glittering adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, a box-office sensation that elevated the tone of the American musical; Gypsy (1959) by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne, and Stephen Sondheim embraces the relentless ambitions of the ultimate stage mother to frame a poignant look at the vanishing traditions of vaudeville; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962) by Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart, and Stephen Sondheim, a joyously farcical romp set in ancient Rome; the heartbreaking Fiddler on the Roof (1964) by Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, and Sheldon Harnick, based on Sholem Aleichem's haunting tales of life and changing times in a Russian shtetl; Cabaret (1966) by Joe Masteroff, John Kander, and Fred Ebb, which views a political crisis through the prism of a Weimar nightclub; and the playfully irreverent 1776 (1969) by Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards, a brilliantly drawn character study of the Founding Fathers on the eve of Independence [Publisher description].

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