Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007

Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007
ISBN-10
0786453095
ISBN-13
9780786453092
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
644
Language
English
Published
2009-04-22
Publisher
McFarland
Author
Thomas S. Hischak

Description

New York City’s Broadway district is by far the most prestigious and lucrative venue for American performers, playwrights, entertainers and technicians. While there are many reference works and critical studies of selected Broadway plays or musicals and even more works about the highlights of the American theater, this is the first single-volume book to cover all of the activities on Broadway between 1919 and 2007. More than 14,000 productions are briefly described, including hundreds of plays, musicals, revivals, and specialty programs. Entries include famous and forgotten works, designed to give a complete picture of Broadway’s history and development, its evolution since the early twentieth century, and its rise to unparalleled prominence in the world of American theater. The productions are identified in terms of plot, cast, personnel, critical reaction, and significance in the history of New York theater and culture. In addition to a chronological list of all Broadway productions between 1919 and 2007, the book also includes approximately 600 important productions performed on Broadway before 1919.

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