Broadway, the Golden Years Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-Directors, 1940 to the Present,9780826418838

Broadway, the Golden Years Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-Directors, 1940 to the Present

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ISBN13: 9780826418838
ISBN10: 082641883X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-08-22
Publisher(s): Bloomsbury Academic
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Summary

Broadway, the Golden Years, is a wonderfully readable group portrait of the great Broadway choreographer-directors: Jerome Robbins, Agnes de Mille, Gower Champion, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Tonny Tune, Graciela Daniele, and Susan Stroman. The hits generated by two generations of choreographyer-directors define the Broadway stage: Oklahoma!, On the Town; West Side Story; Hello, Dolly!; Fiddler on the Roof; A Chorus Line; Dancin'; Dream Girls; The Producers; and many more.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9(4)
Introduction 13(8)
PART ONE Establishing tie Tradition
1. Agnes de Mille
21(39)
2. Jerome Robbins: Early Fame
60(33)
3. Jerome Robbins: West Side Story
93(19)
4. Jerome Robbins: The Later Career
112(33)
PART TWO Extending the Line
5. Bob Fosse
145(35)
6. Gower Champion
180(41)
7. Michael Bennett
221(31)
8. Tommy Tune
252(22)
Epilogue: Broadway Today 274(14)
Notes 288(7)
Select Bibliography 295(4)
Index 299

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