/LC.GIF&client=easterncarolinaedu)
"No legs, no jokes, no chance" : a history of the American musical theater / Sheldon Patinkin.
| Author/creator | Patinkin, Sheldon |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Evanston, IL : Northwestern University Press, 2008. |
| Description | xiv, 580 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Overture: Beginning the the middle, 1943 -- Oklahoma! -- Part 1. Ancestors and antecedents, 1791-1900 -- Opera and French and Viennese operetta -- The minstrel show, variety/vaudeville, and The Black Crook -- Gilbert and Sullivan -- American burlesque and the 1890s -- Part 2. Early American musical comedies, operettas, and revues, 1901-1924 -- George M. Cohan, Victor Herbert, and Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. -- From Babes in Toyland to "Alexander's Ragtime Band" -- From The Firefly to Yip-yip-yaphank -- From The Scandals of 1919 to the Cotton Club -- From Lady, Be Good! to Rose-Marie -- Part 3. The golden age of the Broadway song, 1925-1939 -- From The Garrick Gaieties to Strike Up the Band -- Show Boat -- From The New Moon to The Little Show -- The Gershwins and Irving Berlin in the 1930s -- Kern, Rodgers and Hart, and Cole Porter in the 1930s -- The rise of big bands and swing -- Part 4. The transitional years, 1940-1945 -- From Pal Joey to Lady in the Dark -- From This Is the Army to Carousel -- Part 5. The golden age of the Broadway musical, 1946-1964 -- From Annie Get Your Gun to Brigadoon -- From Kiss Me, Kate to South Pacific -- From Guys and Dolls to Peter Pan -- From Damn Yankees to My Fair Lady -- From West Side Story to The Sound of Music -- From Bye Bye Birdie to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum -- From She Loves Me to Fiddler on the Roof -- Part 6. Fade out, fade in, 1965-1969 -- From Kelly to Cabaret -- From Hair to 1776 -- Part 7. The splintering of the form, 1970-2007 -- From Company to Jesus Christ Superstar -- From Grease to A Chorus Line -- From Pacific Overtures to Evita -- From 42nd Street to Cats -- From La Cage aux Folles to City of Angels -- From Assassins to Ragtime -- Exit music. |
| General note | Written in conjunction with a two-semester course taught with Estelle Spector at Columbia College Chicago. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-540) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007023777 |
| ISBN | 9780810119949 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0810119943 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1711 .P37 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |