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A history of American musical comedy traces its origins, influences, and trends, and focuses on the major productions, composers, and writers
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9780735102958 | Replica Books, July 1, 2001, cover price $31.85 | About this edition: A history of American musical comedy traces its origins, influences, and trends, and focuses on the major productions, composers, and writers
9780195031041 | Oxford Univ Pr, August 1, 1982, cover price $30.00
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9780195036305 | Oxford Univ Pr, September 1, 1985, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Ranging from the revues of the late 1800s, to the famous Ziegfeld Follies, to 'Sugar Babies,' a respected theater historian gives an entertaining and authoritative account of a distinctly American genre currently undergoing a Broadway revival.
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9780195130744 | 3 edition (Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, March 1, 2001), cover price $95.00 | About this edition: Provides season-by-season, show-by-show coverage of the American musical, from 1767 to the present, giving a plot synopsis, an idea of the physical production, and principal statistics for each show.
9780195072426 | Oxford Univ Pr, May 28, 1992, cover price $75.00 | About this edition: Gerald Bordman's American Musical Theatre has become a landmark book since its publication in 1978.
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9780195040456 | Expanded edition (Oxford Univ Pr, December 4, 1986), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Provides season-by-season, show-by-show coverage of the American musical, from 1767 to the 1984-85 season, giving a plot synopsis, an idea of the physical production and principal statistics for each show.
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9780935016970 | Empire Pub Service, June 1, 1987, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: Part I is a brief history of the American Musical Theatre, for it is only in the context of history that the material on which you work can be fully judged and mastered.
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9780809314072 | Southern Illinois Univ Pr, July 1, 1990, cover price $44.00 | About this edition: The new musical theatre of Stephen Sondheim shuns the traditional story of love triumphant, probing instead the more disturbing issues of contemporary life.
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9780807114698 | Louisiana State Univ Pr, March 1, 1989, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Looks at Black performers, composers, lyricists, choreographers, and directors, and traces the development of the Black theater from the turn of the century to the present
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9780306804540 | Da Capo Pr, September 1, 1991, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: While theatregoers are generally familiar with the names of such pioneers as George M.
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9780881450255 | Broadway Play Pub, December 1, 1985, cover price $7.95
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9780195205091 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 1, 1987, cover price $145.00 | About this edition: From the pre-Gilbert and Sullivan 1860s to the 1980s, this important reference surveys more than a century of British light musical theatre, including its writers and composers.
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9780195033458 | Oxford Univ Pr, October 13, 1983, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Vividly recreating the unique pleasure of experiencing a song-and-dance show, Broadway Babies spotlights the men and women who made a difference in the development of American musical comedy.
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9780195054255 | Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, June 23, 1988, cover price $34.99 | About this edition: Vividly recreating the unique pleasure of experiencing a song-and-dance show, Broadway Babies spotlights the men and women who made a difference in the development of American musical comedy.
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9780313255236 | Greenwood Pub Group, November 1, 1987, cover price $75.00 | About this edition: This discography provides a listing of the songs and singers on 459 original cast albums for New York musicals from 1931 to 1986.
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9780396087533 | Dodd Mead, January 1, 1986, cover price $22.95
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9780881450262 | Broadway Play Pub, December 1, 1985, cover price $7.95
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9780879512835 | Overlook Pr, September 1, 1987, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Traces the history of the American musical, looks at influential productions and films, and discusses important performers and directors
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9780879513627 | Reissue edition (Overlook Pr, January 1, 1991), cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Traces the history of the American musical, looks at influential productions and films, and discusses important performers and directors
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9780070367241 | McGraw-Hill, January 1, 1990, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: The popular actress describes her heartbreaking marriage to actor Robert Goulet, his battle with alcoholism, the emotional and physical abuse she endured, their much-publicized divorce, and her recovery
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9780961857509 | John m Ludwig, June 1, 1988, cover price $60.00
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9780156155823 | Mariner Books, April 1, 1983, cover price $16.95
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9780312030612 | 1 edition (St Martins Pr, July 1, 1989), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Although focusing on the unique creative process that resulted in the phenomenally popular musical, 'A Chorus Line,' this study also examines the development of other Bennett successes--such as 'Follies,' 'Dreamgirls,' and 'Company'
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9780312042806 | Reprint edition (St Martins Pr, July 1, 1990), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Although focusing on the unique creative process that resulted in the phenomenally popular musical, 'A Chorus Line,' this study also examines the development of other Bennett successes--such as 'Follies,' 'Dreamgirls,' and Company'
(Applause Libretto Library). The libretto to the Tony winning musical featuring a book by Larry Gelbart, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by David Zippel. The book also includes an introduction by Larry Gelbart, illustrations by Al Hirschfeld, production photographs, and original costume designs. (view table of contents)
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9781557830807 | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, November 1, 1991, cover price $19.95
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9781557830814 | Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, January 1, 1991, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: (Applause Libretto Library).
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9780810816374, titled "Collector's Guide to the American Musical Theatre" | Scarecrow Pr, January 1, 1984, cover price $103.50
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9780934628020 | 2 edition (D H Enterprises, December 1, 1979), cover price $12.00
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9780896760424 | Drama Pub, October 1, 1984, cover price $19.95
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9780670831920 | Viking Pr, April 1, 1990, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Offers a glimpse of all the facets of production of the hit musical of romance and intrigue in the south of France, and includes the libretto
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9780394532141 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 1, 1983, cover price $30.00 | also contains Discovering Ancient Greece | About this edition: This work contains the complete body of lyrics by Cole Porter, comprising 800 songs, more than half of which were previously unpublished.
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9780306804830 | Reprint edition (Da Capo Pr, September 1, 1992), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: From "Begin the Beguine" to "It's Delovely" to "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" and "I Get a Kick Out of You," here are the complete lyrics to the much-loved songs of Cole Porter--800 songs meant to be hummed, sung, danced to, and remembered.
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9780394546803 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, December 1, 1986, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: This expanded edition includes an appendix of previously uncollected and newly discovered lyrics.
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9780195030266 | Oxford Univ Pr, April 1, 1982, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Portrays the life of the composer of popular songs, Vincent Youmans, and describes his contributions to the development of the American musical comedy
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