Gower Champion: Dance and American Musical Theatre

Gower Champion: Dance and American Musical Theatre
ISBN-10
0313304513
ISBN-13
9780313304514
Category
Performing Arts / Theater / General
Pages
177
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
Author
David Payne-Carter

Description

Gower Champion's career spanned the years during which American musical theatre was transformed from a crude popular entertainment into a sophisticated art form. As the director and choreographer of Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street, and other Broadway musicals, he was central to that transformation. This book is the first extensive treatment of his life and contribution to dance and American musical theatre. The volume draws on the holdings of various special collections, is informed by careful analyses of Champion's scripts, and depends on information gathered through interviews with those who knew and worked with Champion throughout his legendary career.

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