The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals

Dan Dietz (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

528 Seiten

2016
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-6091-7 (ISBN)

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For Broadway audiences of the 1980s, the decade was perhaps most notable for the so-called “British invasion.” While concept musicals such as Nine and Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George continued to be produced, several London hits came to New York. In addition to shows like Chess, Me and My Girl, and Les Miserables, the decade’s most successful composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was also well represented by Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Song & Dance, and Starlight Express. There were also many revivals (such as Show Boat and Gypsy), surprise hits (The Pirates of Penzance), huge hits (42nd Street), and notorious flops (Into the Light, Carrie, and Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge).

In The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 1980s. 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 Sid Caesar, Barry Manilow, Jackie Mason, and Shirley MacLaine.

Each entry includes the following information

·Opening and closing dates
·Plot summaries
·Cast members
·Number of performances
·Names of all important personnel including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors
·Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs
·Production data, including information about tryouts
·Source material
·Critical commentary
·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 1980s Broadway Musicals provides readers with 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. He is the author of Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007 (2010), The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals (R&L, 2014), The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals (R&L, 2014), The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals (R&L, 2015), and The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals (R&L, September 2015).

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Alphabetical List of Shows
BROADWAY MUSICALS OF THE 1980s
1979-1980 Season
1980-1981 Season
1981-1982 Season
1982-1983 Season
1983-1984 Season
1984-1985 Season
1985-1986 Season
1986-1987 Season
1987-1988 Season
1988-1989 Season
1989 Season
APPENDIXES
A Chronology (by Season)
B Chronology (by Classification)
C Discography
D Filmography
E Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas
F Other Productions
G Black-Themed Revues and Musicals
H Jewish-Themed Revues and Musicals
I Radio City Music Hall Productions
J Published Scripts
K Theatres
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	03.03.2016
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	224 x 287 mm
Gewicht	1665 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
ISBN-10	1-4422-6091-2 / 1442260912
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-6091-7 / 9781442260917
Zustand	Neuware