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020 $a9781627798341 (hbk.) :$cNT$1120
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
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100 1 $aPurdum, Todd S.
245 00$aSomething wonderful :$bRodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution /$cTodd S. Purdum.
246 30$aRodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway revolution.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHenry Holt and Company,$c2018.
300 $ax, 386 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [347]-352) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue: All they cared about was the show -- The sentimentalist -- A quality of yearning -- Away we go -- Bustin' out -- So far -- Enchanted evening -- Parallel wives -- Catastrophic success -- Beyond Broadway -- Auf wiedersehen -- Walking alone -- Epilogue: Bloom and grow forever.
520 $aEven before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. This is a portrait of that creative partnership.
600 10$aRodgers, Richard,$d1902-1979.
600 10$aHammerstein, Oscar,$cII,$d1895-1960.
650 0$aComposers$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0$aMusicals$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism.
650 0$aLibrettists$zUnited States$vBiography.