Something wonderful : Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution / Todd S. Purdum.
Publication details: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018.Edition: First editionDescription: x, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:- 162779834X
- 9781627798341
- Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979
- Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
- MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals
- PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Broadway & Musicals
- Biographies
- Lyricists -- United States -- Biography
- Musicals -- United States -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Librettists -- United States -- Biography
- Musicals -- United States -- History and criticism
- Composers -- United States -- Biography
- 792.0973 23
- 782.14 23
- ML390 .P87 2018
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Biography | 792.097 PUR | Available | 068097 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-352) and index.
Prologue: All they cared about was the show -- The sentimentalist -- A quality of yearning -- Away we go -- Bustin' out -- So far -- Enchanted evening -- Parallel wives -- Catastrophic success -- Beyond Broadway -- Auf wiedersehen -- Walking alone -- Epilogue: Bloom and grow forever.
"Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. [This is a portrait of that creative partnership]"--Amazon.com.
