Something wonderful
Subtitle: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution
By: Todd S. Purdum
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9781627798341
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Composers; Librettists; History and criticism; Musicals; Biography
Description: "Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. [This is a portrait of that creative partnership]"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-352) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: All they cared about was the show; title: The sentimentalist; title: A quality of yearning; title: Away we go; title: Bustin' out; title: So far; title: Enchanted evening; title: Parallel wives; title: Catastrophic success; title: Beyond Broadway; title: Auf wiedersehen; title: Walking alone; title: Epilogue: Bloom and grow forever.