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This book examines in detail every Broadway musical which opened during the 1900s. It includes cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions. The book also features extensive commentary for 300 musicals which opened during the decade.

This book examines in detail every Broadway musical which opened during the 1910s. It includes cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions. The book also features extensive commentary for 300 musicals which opened during the decade.

This volume contains detailed information about every musical that opened on Broadway from 2010 through the end of 2019. This book discusses the decade's major successes, notorious failures, and musicals that closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts. In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues.

This volume examines every book musical that opened on Broadway during the 1920s. In addition to providing commentary for nearly 300 musicals from the decade, the entries in this work contain cast, credit, and plot details, as well as information about critical reviews, London productions, published scripts, recordings, and film adaptations.

The book examines in specific detail every Broadway musical which opened during the 1930s. Technical information includes details regarding cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions. The book also includes extensive commentary for 300 musicals which opened during the decade.

Musicals of the 1990s felt the impact of key developments that forever changed the landscape of Broadway. While the onslaught of British imports slowed down, the so-called Disneyfication of Broadway began, a trend which continues to the present. Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King became long-running hits, and the floodgates continued with similar musicals (some of which were produced by Disney). The decade was also distinguished by a new look at revivals: instead of slavishly reproducing old musicals or updating them with campy values, Broadway saw a stream of fascinating revivals which looked at old shows in fresh and in sometimes controversial ways, including major productions of My Fair Lady, Damn Yankees, Carousel, Show Boat, and Chicago.In The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 1990s. This book discusses the eraΓÇÖs major hits (Miss Saigon, Crazy for You, Rent), notorious flops (Shogun, Nick & Nora, The Red Shoes), controversial shows (Stephen SondheimΓÇÖs Passion, Paul SimonΓÇÖs The Capeman), and musicals which closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts (Annie 2: Miss HanniganΓÇÖs Revenge and Andrew Lloyd WebberΓÇÖs Whistle Down the Wind). In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues with such performers as Sandra Bernhart, Michael Feinstein, Patti LuPone, Liza Minnelli, and Mandy Patinkin.Each entry includes the following information 1.Opening and closing dates2.Plot summaries3.Cast members4.Number of performances5.Names of all important personnel including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors6.Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs7.Production data, including information about tryouts8.Source material9.Critical commentary 10.Tony awards and nominations 11.Details about London and other foreign productionsBesides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including a discography, filmography, and published scripts, as well as lists of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, black-themed shows, and Jewish-themed productions. A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals provides readers with a comprehensive view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.

In this book, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 2000s, including Avenue Q, Billy Elliott, The Full Monty, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, Mary Poppins, Next to Normal, The Producers, Rock of Ages, Spamalot, Spring Awakening, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown, and Xanadu.

For Broadway audiences of the 1980s, the decade was perhaps most notable for the so-called “British invasion.” While concept musicals such as Nine and Stephen Sondheim''s Sunday in the Park with George continued to be produced, several London hits came to New York. In addition to shows like Chess, Me and My Girl, and Les Miserables, the decade’s most successful composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was also well represented by Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Song & Dance, and Starlight Express. There were also many revivals (such as Show Boat and Gypsy), surprise hits (The Pirates of Penzance), huge hits (42nd Street), and notorious flops (Into the Light, Carrie, and Annie 2: Miss Hannigan''s Revenge).In The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 1980s. In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues with such performers as Sid Caesar, Barry Manilow, Jackie Mason, and Shirley MacLaine.Each entry includes the following information ·Opening and closing dates·Plot summaries·Cast members·Number of performances·Names of all important personnel including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors·Musical numbers and the names of performers who introduced the songs·Production data, including information about tryouts·Source material·Critical commentary ·Tony awards and nominations ·Details about London and other foreign productionsBesides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including a discography, filmography, and published scripts, as well as lists of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, black-themed shows, and Jewish-themed productions. A treasure trove of information, The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals provides readers with a comprehensive view of each show. This significant resource will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.

This book examines in specific detail every musical show that opened on Broadway during the 1940s. Included in each entry are details regarding cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions.

The book examines in specific detail every Broadway musical that opened during the seminal decade of the 1960s, a decade which encompassed traditional musicals (such as Hello, Dolly!) as well as iconoclastic ones (Cabaret, Hair). Besides technical information, the book includes extensive commentary for all 268 musicals which opened during the decade. It includes all New York City Center and Music Theatre of Lincoln Center revivals; New York City Opera revivals of Broadway musicals; productions of all pre-Broadway closings (musicals which closed either during New York previews or during pre-Broadway tryouts); all eight musicals which were produced at the 1964 New York World's Fair; concert productions (usually of one-man or one-woman shows); and all imports which opened during the decade.The technical information includes details regarding cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions.

In The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 1970s.

This book examines in specific detail every musical show that opened on Broadway during the 1950s. Considered by many to be the richest decade of musicals, the shows from the 1950s covered in this volume include Damn Yankees, Guys and Dolls, The King and I, Kismet, My Fair Lady, The Pajama Game, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, and West Side Story. Included in each entry are details regarding cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions. The book also includes extensive commentary for each major show.Also included are details regarding all New York City Center and Music Theatre of Lincoln Center revivals; New York City Opera revivals of Broadway musicals; productions of all pre-Broadway closings (musicals which closed either during New York previews or during pre-Broadway tryouts); concert productions (usually of one-man or one-woman shows); and all imports which opened during the decade.