Razzle dazzle
Subtitle: the battle for Broadway
By: Michael Riedel
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 447
ISBN-13: 9781451672169
Subjects: Theater; History and criticism; American drama; Shubert Organization; Musicals; History
Other titles: Battle for Broadway
Description: "A revered and provocative theater observer presents a grand history of the producers, directors, actors, and critics battling for creative and financial control of Broadway"--Front jacket flap.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-422) and index.
Table of contents: title: The ice age; title: The Phantom; title: Mr. Lee and Mr. J. J.; title: While there is death there is hope; title: Bastards, criminals, and drunks; title: Changing of the guard; title: New York, New York, a helluva mess; title: The coup; title: Rotten to the core; title: Horsing around; title: The paintman cometh; title: The jockey; title: The one; title: The interloper; title: I Love New York, especially in the evening; title: The coiled cobra; title: The Bernie and Jerry show; title: The jockey and the godfather; title: Civil war; title: And the winner Is ...; title: CAT$; title: Mesmerizing temptation; title: End of the line; title: The British are coming!  The British are coming!; title: Pick-a-little, Talk-a-little; title: Nothing matters; title: Exit music.