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Words with music : creating the Broadway musical libretto

The dean of Broadway musical directors examines the dynamics of how the book, music and lyrics work together to create such hits as My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Hair, Pal Joey, West Side Story, Company, South Pacific, Threepenny Opera and Porgy and Bess. Howard Kissel, chief theater critic for the New York Daily News, extends the reach of Engel's subjects by bringing them up to date with commentary on such shows as A Chorus Line, Nine, Sunday in the Park with George

Print Book, English, ©2006
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books ; Sales & distribution, North America, Hal Leonard, New York, Milwaukee, WI, ©2006