Ten great musicals of the American theatre / edited, with an introduction and notes on the plays, authors, and composers, by Stanley Richards.

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Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • Radnor, Pennsylvania : Chilton Book Company, [1973]
  • ©1973
Description
x, 594 pages, 30 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    • Librettos.
    • Includes the librettos of Of thee I sing, Porgy and Bess, One touch of Venus, Brigadoon, Kiss me Kate, West Side story, Gypsy, Fiddler on the roof, 1776, and Company.
    Contents
    • Of thee I sing / book: George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind ; music: George Gershwin ; lyrics: Ira Gershwin
    • Porgy and Bess / libretto: DuBose Heyward ; music, George Gershwin ; lyrics: DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
    • One touch of Venus / book: S.J. Perelman and Ogden Nash ; music: Kurt Weill, music ; lyrics: Ogden Nash
    • Brigadoon / book and lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner ; music: Frederick Loewe
    • Kiss me, Kate / book: Samuel and Bella Spewack ; music and lyrics: Cole Porter
    • West Side story / book: Arthur Laurents ; music: Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
    • Gypsy / book: Arthur Laurents ; music: Jule Styne ; lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
    • Fiddler on the roof / book: Joseph Stein ; music: Jerry Bock, music ; lyrics: Sheldon Harnick
    • 1776 / book: Peter Stone ; music and lyrics: Sherman Edwards
    • Company / book: George Furth ; music and lyrics: Stephen Sondheim.
    ISBN
    • 0801957311
    • 9780801957314
    LCCN
    73017481
    OCLC
    730807
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