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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Library of America
Publication date
September 25, 2014
Pages
733
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781598532593
ISBN-10
1598532596
Dimensions
1.50 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
1.50 lbs.
Original list price
$37.50
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Broadway musical is one of Americaâs great indigenous popular forms, a glorious hybrid that emerged âout of our speech, our tempo, our moral attitudes, our way of movingâ (as Leonard Bernstein put it). Now in the second volume of a landmark two-volume collection, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces charting the Broadway musicalâs narrative tradition from the genreâs Golden Age to its response to the turbulent 1960s with the Tony Awardâwinning shows Cabaret and 1776. Based on new research, this historic collection presents the complete libretto of each musical in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved stories available as never before. Several shows, including Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady, return to print for the first time in decades.
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Each of these classic musicals has evolved over time, receiving many important revivals and new productions. This Library of America boxed set offers readers unprecedented insight into this living history with a selection of hard-to-find or previously unpublished supplementary items, including lyrics of songs dropped out-of-town or added in later revivals. Lavishly illustrated with 32 pages of photographs and other images drawn from the original productions, the set also contains biographical sketches of the book writers and lyricists; cast lists and other information about the showsâ Broadway openings; and detailed accounts of the path each show took on the road to Broadway.
AMERICAN MUSICALS 1950â1969 contains:
 Guys and Dolls
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser · Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
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The Pajama Game
Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell · Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
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My Fair Lady
Adaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner · Music by Frederick Loewe
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Gypsy
Book by Arthur Laurents · Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Â
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Book by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove · Lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim
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Fiddler on the Roof
Book by Joseph Stein · Music by Jerry Bock · Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
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Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff · Music by John Kander · Lyrics by Fred Ebb
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1776
Music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards ·  Book by Peter Stone
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Each of these classic musicals has evolved over time, receiving many important revivals and new productions. This Library of America boxed set offers readers unprecedented insight into this living history with a selection of hard-to-find or previously unpublished supplementary items, including lyrics of songs dropped out-of-town or added in later revivals. Lavishly illustrated with 32 pages of photographs and other images drawn from the original productions, the set also contains biographical sketches of the book writers and lyricists; cast lists and other information about the showsâ Broadway openings; and detailed accounts of the path each show took on the road to Broadway.
AMERICAN MUSICALS 1950â1969 contains:
 Guys and Dolls
Music and lyrics by Frank Loesser · Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
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The Pajama Game
Book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell · Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
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My Fair Lady
Adaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner · Music by Frederick Loewe
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Gypsy
Book by Arthur Laurents · Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Â
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Book by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove · Lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim
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Fiddler on the Roof
Book by Joseph Stein · Music by Jerry Bock · Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
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Cabaret
Book by Joe Masteroff · Music by John Kander · Lyrics by Fred Ebb
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1776
Music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards ·  Book by Peter Stone
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Library of America (September 25, 2014); titled "American Musicals: The Complete Books & Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics, 1950-1969"
9781598532593 | details & prices | 733 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $37.50
About: The Broadway musical is one of Americaâs great indigenous popular forms, a glorious hybrid that emerged âout of our speech, our tempo, our moral attitudes, our way of movingâ (as Leonard Bernstein put it).
About: The Broadway musical is one of Americaâs great indigenous popular forms, a glorious hybrid that emerged âout of our speech, our tempo, our moral attitudes, our way of movingâ (as Leonard Bernstein put it).
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