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Open a New Window

The Broadway Musical in the 1960s

Author: Ethan Mordden

Open a New Window

Open a New Window

$11.99

About This Book

From "Camelot" to "Cabaret" Ethan Mordden takes on Broadway's richest decade.

Page Count
288
On Sale
04/07/2015

Book Details

In the 1960s, the Broadway musical was revolutionized from an entertainment characterized by sentimental standards, such as Camelot and Hello, Dolly!, to one of brilliant and bittersweet masterpieces, such as Cabaret and Fiddler on the Roof. In Open a New Window, Ethan Mordden continues his history of the Broadway musical with the decade that bridged the gap between the romantic, fanciful entertainments of the fifties, such as Call Me, Madam, to the seventies when sophisticated fare, such as A Little Night Music and Follies, was commonplace. Here in brilliant detail is the decade and the people that forever transformed the Broadway muscial.

Imprint Publisher

St. Martin's Press

ISBN

9781466893467

In The News

“A breezy, thoroughly diverting delight. . . Mordden is such a vivacious guide that, by himself, he can make the old shows sing. . . Authoritative without being serious or stuffy.” —The New York Times Book Review on Everything's Coming Up Roses

“Mordden brings [the Broadway musical] to life with the immediacy of an eyewitness hanging over the balcony railing.” —The Los Angeles Times on Everything's Coming Up Roses

“Mordden never misses a cue, covering everything from off-Broadway to the English musical.” —Publishers Weekly on Everything's Coming Up Roses

“Mordden presents a decade of radical change with both the wit and the scholarship that characterized his earlier works.” —Library Journal on Everything's Coming Up Roses

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Open a New Window

Open a New Window

$11.99