Author: Kurt Gänzl
Publisher: New York : Schirmer Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Essentially a collection of full plot summaries organized under country of origin and preceeded by brief historical introduction. Covers Britain, France, US, Austria-Germany-Hungary, and Spain. Indexed by author/composer/lyricist, and by song title. Includes a discography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Gänzl's Book of the Musical Theatre
Author: Kurt Gänzl
Publisher: New York : Schirmer Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Essentially a collection of full plot summaries organized under country of origin and preceeded by brief historical introduction. Covers Britain, France, US, Austria-Germany-Hungary, and Spain. Indexed by author/composer/lyricist, and by song title. Includes a discography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: New York : Schirmer Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
Book Description
Essentially a collection of full plot summaries organized under country of origin and preceeded by brief historical introduction. Covers Britain, France, US, Austria-Germany-Hungary, and Spain. Indexed by author/composer/lyricist, and by song title. Includes a discography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre
Author: Kurt Gänzl
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
[V.1.] A-K -- [v.2.] L-Z.
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
[V.1.] A-K -- [v.2.] L-Z.
The Complete Aspects of Love
Author: Kurt Gänzl
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Musicals
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In-depth coverage of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with over 150 lavish photographs and the complete libretto.
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Musicals
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
In-depth coverage of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical with over 150 lavish photographs and the complete libretto.
Gilbert and Sullivan
Author: Kurt Gänzl
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438485476
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
In this, the first book to focus on the original cast members of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, world-renowned musical theater expert Kurt Gänzl provides a concise history of the writing and production of each opera, vividly colored by the often little-known life stories of these early performers. Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated with rare photographs, Gilbert and Sullivan: The Players and the Plays delves into the professional and personal lives of the British and American actors and singers who created the celebrated "famous fourteen" Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438485476
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
In this, the first book to focus on the original cast members of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, world-renowned musical theater expert Kurt Gänzl provides a concise history of the writing and production of each opera, vividly colored by the often little-known life stories of these early performers. Meticulously researched and lavishly illustrated with rare photographs, Gilbert and Sullivan: The Players and the Plays delves into the professional and personal lives of the British and American actors and singers who created the celebrated "famous fourteen" Gilbert and Sullivan operas.
Lydia Thompson
Author: Kurt Ganzl
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113535796X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This inaugural volume in the Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre series sets Lydia Thompson, queen of burlesque, under the spotlight. The series will attempt to resurrect theatre performers and writers who were famous in their era, yet who have since inexplicably faded from popular memory. Outlandish tales of Lydia's touring burlesque company, the British Blondes, and such lurid episodes as her horsewhipping of a Chicago editor, a romance with a Russian Grand Duke and a lesbian attacker have left her with a reputation as a bawdy burlesquer, but Kurt Gänzl argues she was nothing of the kind. Through this biography, the reader will learn the whole and hitherto untold story of this fascinating, multi-dimensional musical-theatre star.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113535796X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This inaugural volume in the Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre series sets Lydia Thompson, queen of burlesque, under the spotlight. The series will attempt to resurrect theatre performers and writers who were famous in their era, yet who have since inexplicably faded from popular memory. Outlandish tales of Lydia's touring burlesque company, the British Blondes, and such lurid episodes as her horsewhipping of a Chicago editor, a romance with a Russian Grand Duke and a lesbian attacker have left her with a reputation as a bawdy burlesquer, but Kurt Gänzl argues she was nothing of the kind. Through this biography, the reader will learn the whole and hitherto untold story of this fascinating, multi-dimensional musical-theatre star.
The Musical
Author: Kurt Gänzl
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
A rich and colorful history of three centuries of musical theater.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
A rich and colorful history of three centuries of musical theater.
The Theatermania Guide to Musical Theater Recordings
Author: Michael Portantiere
Publisher: Backstage Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The first ever-comprehensive guide to musical theatre recordings, this book covers the entire history of musical theatre. From Jerome Kern and the Gershwins to Bernstein and Sondheim, here are capsule reviews and ratings of more than 400 theatre recordings of the past 60 years. Organized alphabetically, each listing contains background information on the show, cast information, record label, catalogue number, whether the recording is currently in print, and an overall rating of one to five stars.
Publisher: Backstage Books
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The first ever-comprehensive guide to musical theatre recordings, this book covers the entire history of musical theatre. From Jerome Kern and the Gershwins to Bernstein and Sondheim, here are capsule reviews and ratings of more than 400 theatre recordings of the past 60 years. Organized alphabetically, each listing contains background information on the show, cast information, record label, catalogue number, whether the recording is currently in print, and an overall rating of one to five stars.
Musical!
Author: Denny Martin Flinn
Publisher: Schirmer
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Traces the history of the American musical theatre, highlights generations of shows, looks at noted composers, lyricists, directors, and choreographers, and examines the genre's current state of decline.
Publisher: Schirmer
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
Traces the history of the American musical theatre, highlights generations of shows, looks at noted composers, lyricists, directors, and choreographers, and examines the genre's current state of decline.
Victorian Vocalists
Author: KURT. GANZL
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367735708
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Victorian Vocalists is a masterful and entertaining collection of 100 biographies of mid- to late-19th-century singers and stars. Kurt Gänzl paints a vivid picture of the Victorian operatic and concert world, revealing the backgrounds, journeys, successes, failures and misdemeanours of these singers. This volume is not only an outstanding reference work for anyone interested in vocalists of the era, but also a compelling, meticulously researched picture of life in the vast shark tank that was Victorian music.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367735708
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
Victorian Vocalists is a masterful and entertaining collection of 100 biographies of mid- to late-19th-century singers and stars. Kurt Gänzl paints a vivid picture of the Victorian operatic and concert world, revealing the backgrounds, journeys, successes, failures and misdemeanours of these singers. This volume is not only an outstanding reference work for anyone interested in vocalists of the era, but also a compelling, meticulously researched picture of life in the vast shark tank that was Victorian music.
The Musical, Second Edition
Author: Kurt Gänzl
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438487525
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Musical, Second Edition, introduces students and general readers to the entire scope of the history of musical theater, from eighteenth-century ballad operas to nineteenth-century operettas, to the Golden Age of Broadway to today. In this comprehensive history, master theater historian Kurt Gänzl draws on his vast knowledge of the productions, the actors, the music and dance, and the reception of the central repertory of the musical theater. Focus boxes on key shows are included in every chapter, along with a chronology of the major musical productions described in the text. Production photographs from around the world enhance the descriptions of the costumes and staging. This book is an ideal introduction for college-level courses on the History of Musical Theater and will also appeal to the general theatergoer who wants to learn more about how today’s musical developed from its earliest roots.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 1438487525
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
The Musical, Second Edition, introduces students and general readers to the entire scope of the history of musical theater, from eighteenth-century ballad operas to nineteenth-century operettas, to the Golden Age of Broadway to today. In this comprehensive history, master theater historian Kurt Gänzl draws on his vast knowledge of the productions, the actors, the music and dance, and the reception of the central repertory of the musical theater. Focus boxes on key shows are included in every chapter, along with a chronology of the major musical productions described in the text. Production photographs from around the world enhance the descriptions of the costumes and staging. This book is an ideal introduction for college-level courses on the History of Musical Theater and will also appeal to the general theatergoer who wants to learn more about how today’s musical developed from its earliest roots.