Flower drum songs
Subtitle: the story of two musicals
By: David H. Lewis.
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
Subjects: Rodgers, Richard, 1902-
Description: "The return to New York in 2002 of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song was considered the most revolutionary chapter in the history of Broadway revivals. Drawing upon interviews with members of the original and the revival casts, whose first-hand accounts enliven the narrative, David H. Lewis charts the difficult production history of Flower Drum Song"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Seeking a hit back; title: Above Grant Avenue; title: Hold the snails, please; title: Slanting all eyebrows; title: Starring the director; title: Clocking the laughs; title: Opening night blossoms; title: On the road to fractious maturity; title: Hollywood suey; title: Obstacle of changing weather : actors and activists; title: Darkening the image; title: Songs for sale; title: Way out of town; title: The L.A. embrace; title: Back to Broadway; title: Lost on a bigger midway; title: Hwang versus Hammerstein.