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Coming up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s Paperback - 2000
by Mordden, Ethan
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
With careful detail, Mordden highlights the shift in Broadway from shows that were mere star vehicles, showcasing big-name talents to bolder stories stuffed with character and atmosphere. Readers get the backstage scoop on why "The King and I" and "Gypsy" pushed the envelope and why "West Side Story" is so timeless.
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- Title Coming up Roses: The Broadway Musical in the 1950s
- Author Mordden, Ethan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Paperback
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, New York [etc. ]
- Date 2000-11-26
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 20131028005
- ISBN 9780195140583 / 0195140583
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 8.03 x 5.35 x 0.58 in (20.40 x 13.59 x 1.47 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1950's
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97042682
- Dewey Decimal Code 782.140
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First line
You hear it as soon as the overture starts: a fanfare of confidence, ingenuity, surprise.