A Guide to Critical Reviews, Part II
The Musical, 1909-1989, 3rd Ed.
Published on 1. July 1991
Book
Hardback
828 pages
978-0-8108-2387-7 (ISBN)
Description
Covers 2,669 productions of 2,149 musicals on the New York stage from 1909 to the 1988-89 theater season. Most productions listed are Broadway shows, but Off-Broadway shows, selected Off-Off-Broadway shows, and musicals that closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts have been included when accurate data could be obtained. Entries list opening performance date and number of performances; author/composer credits; director/designer credits; and reviews that appeared in the kind of American and Canadian periodicals available in most college and public libraries. With indexes for authors, composers, and lyricists; directors, designers and choreographers; titles and original authors of the texts of musicals; listings of long run musicals; and winners of Pulitzer, Tony, and New York Theatre Critics' Circle awards.
Reviews / Votes
A wealth of valuable information. * American Reference Books Annual * The chief advantage of this guide is the convenience of having citations to reviews pulled together. * Booklist *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8108-2387-7 (9780810823877)
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Person
James M. Salem (BA, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse; Ph.D., English, Louisiana State University) is Professor and Chair, Department of American Studies, University of Alabama. He has published plays songs, and articles on drama and popular music. He is the author of Drury's Guide to Best Plays (4th ed., Scarecrow, 1987)