Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 648 g
Reihe: Broadway Legacies
The Life and Times of My Fair Lady
Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 648 g
Reihe: Broadway Legacies
ISBN: 978-0-19-982730-5
Verlag: OUP US
Few musicals have had the impact of Lerner and Loewe's timeless classic "My Fair Lady." Sitting in the middle of an era dominated by such seminal figures as Rodgers and Hammerstein, Frank Loesser, and Leonard Bernstein, "My Fair Lady" not only enjoyed critical success similar to that of its rivals but also had by far the longest run of a Broadway musical up to that time. It remains a staple of the musical theater canon today, an oft-staged show in national,
regional, and high school theaters across the country.
Using previously-unpublished documents, Dominic McHugh presents a completely new behind-the-scenes look at the five-year creation of the show, revealing the tensions and complex relationships that went into the making of this beloved show. Two detailed chapters describe the show's tortured journey to Broadway, in which Lerner and Loewe were just one of many creative teams trying to turn Shaw's Pygmalion into a musical. A further chapter examines Lerner's different drafts of the script and
demonstrates how he managed to retain Shaw's style and meanings while adding layers of his own and finding ways to set some of the scenes to song. Three other chapters go into unprecedented detail about the writing of the score, while the final chapters examine the show's legacy on the stage and in print.
Overall, the book helps readers understand what makes this such a special musical.
Zielgruppe
All readers interested in musicals, theatre generally, mid-twentieth-century society, George Bernard Shaw, literature and film. As a rounded depiction of an important and popular show, it will make a useful course book for students and instructors in musical theater history.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Chapter 1: False Starts and Artistic Promise
Chapter 2: From Page to Stage: The Genesis of My Fair Lady
Chapter 3: Shavian But Not Shaw: Developing the Script of My Fair Lady
Chapter 4: Knowing the Score
Chapter 5: Settling the Score: Part I
Chapter 6: Settling the Score: Part II
Chapter 7: My Fair Lady On Stage
Chapter 8: The Legacy of My Fair Lady
Appendix 1: "Without You" (early versions)
Appendix 2: "Why Can't the English?"
Appendix 3: "On the Street Where You Live"
Appendix 4: Cut material from "The Ascot Gavotte"
Appendix 5: "You Did It": Cut passage
Bibliography
Index
