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Broadway, the Golden Years: Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-directors, 1940 to the Present

Broadway, the Golden Years: Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-directors, 1940 to the Present

by RobertEmmetLong (Author)

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    Paperback 2003

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A group portrait of the great Broadway choreographers from the mid-20th century to our own time, this title covers the lives of: Jerome Robbins, Agnes de Mille, Gower Champion, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Tommy Tune, Graciela Daniele, and Susan Stroman. The hits generated by two generations of choreographer-directors define the Broadway stage: Oklahoma! ; On the Town ; West Side Story ; Hello, Dolly! ; Fiddler on the Roof ; A Chorus Line ; Dancin' ; Dream Girls ; The Producers ; and many more. In researching this book, Robert Emmet Long conducted dozens of interviews with his subjects themselves as well as those who worked with them and also secured the cooperation of artists who do not typically give interviews.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 312
 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published: 31 Jul 2003
ISBN 10: 0826414621
ISBN 13: 9780826414625

Media Reviews
This fine book will be greeted with applause by the many Broadway buffs, show-tune collectors and musical mavens. Publishers Weekly Broadway, the Golden Years, is really seven books in one. It traces a unique and fascinating facet of Broadway history through mini-biographies of its six foremost practitioners, plus a roundup of who's working today. Playbill On-Line Deftly depicting the relationships among many diverse artists, Long warmly conveys his sense of theatre history and the craft tradition as a living chain of gifted individuals who were nurtured and challenged by those who preceded them. Washington Post Book World
Author Bio
ROBERT EMMET LONG is a recognized critic of the performing arts. Long has contributed over four hundred articles to many journals and magazines including The Nation, Commonweal, and Saturday Review. He has also been a drama critic in New York for the North American Review. Long lives in Fulton, New York. Robert Emmet Long is uniquely qualified to write on the lives and careers of Broadway's foremost choreographer-directors. His definitive The Films of Merchant Ivory is published by Harry N. Abrams and has gone through two editions. Long is a recognized critic of American and British literature, and a commentator on the performing arts. He is either the author or editor of some 30 books, the subjects of which include Henry James, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Fenimore Cooper, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John O'Hara, Nathaniel West, James Thurber, and Barbara Pym.