| Contents |
Part I: 1950-1960, Broadway babies: Adler and Ross, Stephen Sondheim, Bock and Harnick, and Meredith Willson. 1950-1951. Guys and Dolls ; Call Me Madam ; The King and I ; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ; Other Musicals -- 1951-1952. Paint Your Wagon -- 1952-1953. Wonderful Town ; Can-Can -- 1953-1954. Kismet ; The Pajama Game ; The Threepenny Opera ; Other Musicals -- 1954-1955. Silk Stockings ; Damn Yankees ; Other Musicals -- 1955-1956. My Fair Lady ; The Most Happy Fella -- 1956-1957. Bells Are Ringing ; Candide -- 1957-1958. West Side Story ; The Music Man -- 1958-1959. Gypsy -- 1959-1960. The Sound of Music ; Fiorello! ; Bye Bye Birdie ; Other Musicals -- Part II: 1960-1970, The Beginning of the End of Camelot: Rock 'n' Roll 'n' Revolution. 1960-1961. Camelot ; Carnival! ; Other Musicals -- 1961-1962. How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. We Take the Town ; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum -- 1962-1963. Little Me ; Oliver! ; She Loves Me -- 1963-1964. Here's Love ; Hello Dolly! ; Funny Girl ; Other Musicals -- 1964-1965. Fiddler on the Roof ; Other musicals -- 1965-1966. Man of La Mancha ; Sweet Charity ; Mame ; Other musicals -- 196-1967. The Apple Tree ; Cabaret -- 1967-1968. Hair -- 1968-1969. Promises, Promises ; 1776 ; Other musicals -- 1969-1970. Company ; Other musicals -- Part III: 1970-1980, The British are coming: Andrew Lloyd Webber. 1970-1971. Follies ; Scratch -- 1971-1972. Jesus Christ Superstar ; Grease -- 1972-1973. Pippin ; A Little Night Music -- 1975-1976. Chicago ; A Chorus Line -- 1976-1977. Annie -- 1977-1978. All That Jazz (The Movie) -- 1978-1979. Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street -- 1979-1980. Evita -- Part IV: 1980-1990, Less is less: Cats, Les Miserables, and The Phantom of the Opera. 1981-1982. Dreamgirls -- 1982-1983. Cats -- 1983-1984. Baby ; Sunday in the Park with George -- 1986-1987. Les Miserables -- 1987-1988. The Phantom of the Opera ; M. Butterfly -- Part V: 1990-1998, Stomp, Rent, Bring in 'Da Noise Bring in 'Da Funk: Quo vadis? 1990-1991. La Bete -- Afterword. |
| Abstract |
From the first run of Guys and Dolls in 1950 to the recent debut of Rent, Stuart Ostrow, a protege of the great composer-lyricist Frank Loesser, has been personally involved in many of the major Broadway productions of our time. The steadily growing number of fans of the Great White Way will delight in his reminiscences about the shows that have shaped musical theater. Readers will certainly be entertained by Ostrow's behind-the-scenes anecdotes of Bob Fosse, Barbra Streisand, Betty Buckley, Cole Porter, Lerner and Loewe, Hal Prince, Ethel Merman, and many other legends encountered in his accomplished career. But in addition to the tales of re-writes, stand-ins, near-disasters, and moments of theatrical magic, the author also provides a unique historical perspective on almost half a century of the musical. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index. |
| LCCN | 97046533 |
| ISBN | 0275958663 (alk. paper) |
