{"product_id":"the-complete-book-of-1920s-dan-dietz-9781538112816","title":"The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals","description":"During the Twenties, the Great White Way roared with nearly 300 book musicals. Luminaries who wrote for Broadway during this decade included Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Rudolf Friml, George Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Lorenz Hart, Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg, and Vincent Youmans, and the era's stars included Eddie Cantor, Al Jolson, Ruby Keeler, and Marilyn Miller. Light-hearted Cinderella musicals dominated these years with such hits as Kern's long-running Sally, along with romantic operettas that dealt with princes and princesses in disguise. Plots about bootleggers and Prohibition abounded, but there were also serious musicals, including Kern and Hammerstein's masterpiece Show Boat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every book musical that opened on Broadway during the years 1920-1929. The book discusses the era's major successes as well as its forgotten failures. The hits include A Connecticut Yankee; Hit the Deck!; No, No, Nanette; Rose-Marie; Show Boat; The Student Prince; The Vagabond King; and Whoopee, as well as ambitious failures, including Deep River; Rainbow; and Rodgers' daring Chee-Chee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach entry contains the following information: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlot summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCast members\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNames of creative personnel, including book writers, lyricists, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpening and closing dates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of performances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlot summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritical commentary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusical numbers and names of the performers who introduced the songs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction data, including information about tryouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetails about London productions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBesides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including ones which cover other shows produced during the decade (revues, plays with music, miscellaneous musical presentations, and a selected list of pre-Broadway closings). Other appendixes include a discography, filmography, a list of published scripts, and a list of black-themed musicals. This book contains a wealth of information and provides a comprehensive view of each show. The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in the history of musical theatre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Dietz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538112817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538112816\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019","brand":"Dan Dietz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44129489584383,"sku":"9781538112816","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2937d082-e8bb-4414-a062-5c2945e3ff0f.jpg?v=1687464191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-complete-book-of-1920s-dan-dietz-9781538112816","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}