American musicals, 1927-1949
Subtitle: the complete books & lyrics of eight Broadway classics
By: Laurence Maslon, editor
Contributors: Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960; Hart, Moss, 1904-1961; Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943; Comden, Betty; Green, Adolph; Harburg, E. Y. (Edgar Yipsel), 1896-1981; Saidy, Fred; Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971; Spewack, Bella Cohen, 1899-1990; Logan, Joshua; Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945; Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979; Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990; Lane, Burton, 1912-1997; Porter, Cole, 1891-1964; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
Series: The Library of America -- 253; Library of America -- 253.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 709
ISBN-13: 9781598532586
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Librettos; Musicals
Other titles: Eight Broadway classics, 1927-1949
Description: "Collection of eight masterworks that defined the American musical"--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Show boat / book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern; title: As thousands cheer / lyrics and music by Irving Berlin, sketches by Moss Hart; title: Pal Joey / book by John O'Hara, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart; title: Oklahoma! / music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; title: On the town / book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Leonard Bernstein; title: Finian's rainbow / book by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics and music by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Burton Lane; title: Kiss me, Kate / music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Samuel and Bella Spewack; title: South Pacific / music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan; title: Additional lyrics; title: Biographical notes; title: Broadway production notes; title: Note on the texts; title: Notes.