Broadway & Musical Revue 4

In West Side Story: Cultural Perspectives on an American Musical, Wells presents a major scholarly study of the famous American musical West Side Story, viewing the work from cultural, historical, a……続きを見る

So, You're the New Musical Director! is aimed at the person who has music training but little or no experience with musical theatre, the high school choral director with a degree in music education,……続きを見る

The Broadway musical has greatly influenced American (and world) culture. Such shows as Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun are as "American as apple pie," while the long runs of imports like Cats, The……続きを見る

Musicals! is an illustrated sourcebook for total theatre training, emphasizing the director's role in the three main building blocks for mounting a performance: preparation, production, and performa……続きを見る

In 2004, the original Broadway production of Wicked earned 10 Tony nominations, including best musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, the show continues to run on Broadway and ……続きを見る

As the composer/lyricist for Godspell, Pippin, Wicked, and other musicals, Stephen Schwartz has enjoyed one of the mostsignificant careers in American musical theater for more than four decades. Sch……続きを見る

The 1970s was an exciting decade for musical theatre. Besides shows from legends Stephen Sondheim (Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sweeney Todd) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (Jesus Christ Sup……続きを見る

Tristan und Isolde is an opera, or music drama, in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the romance by Gottfried von Strassburg. It was made between 1……続きを見る

Das Rheingold , WWV 86A, is the first of the four operas that constitute Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen ('The Ring of the Nibelung'). It was first written as an introduction to the tripar……続きを見る

Biblical texts have inspired more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals, ranging from early spectacles like Ben-Hur (1899) to more familiar works such as Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar. What hap……続きを見る

While undergoing routine surgery to remove a benign tumor, Ruby Elzy died. She was only thirty-five. Had she lived, she would have been one of the first Black artists to appear in grand opera. Altho……続きを見る

When Kenny Pearl arrived in New York City, determined to succeed as a dancer, he was penniless, friendless and jobless. His memories shine against the backdrop of the turbulent ’60s and ’70s, includ……続きを見る

The Broadway musical has greatly influenced both American and world culture. Shows such as Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun are as American as apple pie, while the long runs of imports such as Cats,……続きを見る

Richard Wilbur’s translations of the great French dramas have been a boon to acting troupes, students of French literature and history, and theater lovers. He continues this wonderful work with two ……続きを見る

(Lyric Library). An unprecedented collection of popular lyrics that will appeal to all music fans! Includes songs from yesterday and today, from Broadway to Rock 'n' Roll. Highlights include: Americ……続きを見る

À partir de quatre exemples remarquables (Chantons sous la pluie, L’Opéra de quat’ sous, Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, et West Side Story), ce dossier retrace l’histoire du genre, au théâtre et au ci……続きを見る

«Wagner-Festspiеle» - статья выдающегося русского музыковеда Евгения Максимовича Браудо (1882-1939). *** Вагнеровский театр в Мюнхене имеет богатую историю: мечта композитора и вдохновен……続きを見る

«Музыка после Вагнера» - известная статья выдающегося русского музыковеда Евгения Максимовича Браудо (1882-1939). *** Вагнер – предвестник грядущей европейской революции и композитор, по……続きを見る

«Кавалер Розы» - эссе русского музыковеда, публициста и переводчика Евгения Максимовича Браудо (1882-1939). *** «Кавалер Розы» - третья опера одного из наиболее известных муз……続きを見る

«Неделя Рихарда Штрауса в Мюнхене» - статья выдающегося русского музыковеда Евгения Максимовича Браудо (1882-1939). *** Штрауса отличала чуткость композитора, а также умение находить выражения для с……続きを見る

«Любовь и смерть» - эссе русского музыковеда, публициста и переводчика Евгения Максимовича Браудо (1882-1939). *** Трагическая любовь Тристана и Изольды не оставляет равнодушной рассказч……続きを見る

More than any other male movie star, the refined Clifton Webb (1889-1966) caused the moviegoing public to change its image of a leading man. In a day when leading men were supposed to be strong, vir……続きを見る

Songs are reflections of the writers' emotions, culture and ideas too. You would notice that each genre evolved from a specific period of time. Lyrics and melodies also change through the years. Thi……続きを見る

For Broadway audiences of the 1980s, the decade was perhaps most notable for the so-called “British invasion.” While concept musicals such as Nine and Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with Geor……続きを見る

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A handy and engaging chronicle, this book is the most detailed production history to date of the original Broadway version of Cabaret, showing how the show evolved from Christopher Isherwood's Berli……続きを見る

Written more than a century ago and initially regarded even by their creators as nothing more than light entertainment, the fourteen operas of Gilbert & Sullivan emerged over the course of the twent……続きを見る

Written to meet the needs of thousands of students and pre-professional singers participating in production workshops and classes in opera and musical theater, Acting for Singers leads singing perfo……続きを見る

From patriotic "God Bless America" to wistful "White Christmas," Irving Berlin's songs have long accompanied Americans as they fall in love, go to war, and come home for the holidays. Irving Berlin'……続きを見る

“Johnson emphasizes the rarity of truly visionary artists . . . his approach is unfailingly generous. . . . Genuinely revealing.” ーPublishers Weekly From celebrated journalist and historian Paul Jo……続きを見る