Broadway musicals
Subtitle: the biggest hit and the biggest flop of the season, 1959 to 2009
By: Peter Filichia
Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781423495628
Description: "It happens every season. Broadway has one, two, or a few hit musicals, but many, many more flops. Here's a look at the extreme cases from each season of the past half-century. The musicals that everyone knew would be hits - The Sound of Music, The Phantom of the Opera, The Producers - and were. The tuners that sounded terrible from the moment they were announced - Via Galactica, The Civil War, Lestat - and turned out to be even worse than anyone expected. The shows that were destined to succeed - Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Merrily We Roll Along - but didn't. Peter Filichia takes a look at 100 shows that met either the most glorious or the most ignominious fates."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.