Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time

Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time

by Frank Vlastnik (Author), KenBloom (Author)

Synopsis

This richly visual, information-packed celebration of popular theatre's most enduring artform brings to life the best-loved shows of all time - from Annie Get Your Gun to the Ziegfeld Follies, including Brigadoon, Cabaret, Evita, Chorus Line, Cats, Carousel and Anything Goes. These are the very greatest musicals that were either created on Broadway or transferred to Broadway. Each entry includes: expert commentary that sets the play in historical and cultural context; features the show's creators and performers; a plot synopsis, cast & song list, production details, backstage anecdotes, and more; four or five beautifully reproduced colour photographs from each show

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Edition: abridged edition
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Published: 11 Nov 2004

ISBN 10: 1579123902
ISBN 13: 9781579123901

Media Reviews
This massive, lavishly printed tome is almost a coffee-table unto itself. A must-have for the Broadway fanatic.
--Time Out New York
Author Bio
Ken Bloom and Frank Vlastnik are the co-authors of Sitcoms. Bloom is the author of The American Songbook The Singers, the Songwriters, and the Songs; Jerry Herman: The Lyrics; and a two-volume history of Twentieth Century-Fox music, among other books. He lives in New York City.

Frank Vlastnik and Ken Bloom are the co-authors of Sitcoms. Vlastnik is an actor who appeared in the original casts of the Broadway musicals Big, Sweet Smell of Success, and A Year with Frog and Toad. He lives in New York City.