Oklahoma!: The Making of an American Musical
Tim Carter
The backstage story of the timeless Broadway hit, and how Rodgers and Hammerstein brought it to life: “Meticulously researched” (Publishers Weekly). Oklahoma! premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequently than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In this book, Tim Carter offers the first fully documented history of the making of this celebrated American musical. Drawing on research from rare theater archives, manuscripts, journalism, and other sources, Carter records every step in the development of Oklahoma! The book is filled with rich and fascinating details about how Rodgers and Hammerstein first came together, the casting process, how Agnes de Mille became the show’s choreographer, and the drafts and revisions that ultimately gave the musical its final shape. Carter also shows the lofty aspirations of both the creators and producers and the mythmaking that surrounded Oklahoma! from its very inception, and demonstrates just what made it part of its times.
หมวดหมู่:
ปี:
2007
ฉบับพิมพ์ครั้งที่:
4
สำนักพิมพ์:
Yale University Press
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
350
ISBN 10:
0300134878
ISBN 13:
9780300134872
ISBN:
2006024628
ไฟล์:
EPUB, 6.97 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2007