This book profiles the individuals whose contributions have left a profound and lasting impact on musical theatre. The entries include biographical details, career highlights, and a list of significant credits. The individuals chosen represent a wide swath of talent, from actors and directors to composers and choreographers.
This book profiles the individuals whose contributions have left a profound and lasting impact on musical theatre. The entries include biographical details, career highlights, and a list of significant credits. The individuals chosen represent a wide swath of talent, from actors and directors to composers and choreographers.
Andy Propst is an arts journalist and author. His career has encompassed work with New York Shakespeare Festival founder Joseph Papp and Tony Award-winning director George C. Wolfe, as well as five years on-air at XM Satellite Radio's XM 28 On Broadway channel. His writing has appeared in The Village Voice, Time Out/NY, Backstage, and The Sondheim Review and online at the site he founded, AmericanTheaterWeb.com, as well as TheaterMania.com and BroadwayDirect.com. He served as a judge for the Obie Awards (three years) and as a member of the nominating committee for the Drama Desk Awards (four years). In addition, he has served as a mentor for both the National Critics Institute and the National Music Theater Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center. He also teaches criticism for the Institute for Theatre Journalism and Advocacy portion of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
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Contents Preface George Abbott John Murray Anderson Boris Aronson George Balanchine Michael Bennett Robert Russell Bennett Irving Berlin Leonard Bernstein Marc Blitzstein Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse Gower Champion Carol Channing George M. Cohan Cy Coleman Betty Comden and Adolph Green Agnes de Mille Alfred Drake William and Jean Eckart Lehman Engel Dorothy Fields Harvey Fierstein William Finn Jules Fisher Bob Fosse George Gershwin Ira Gershwin W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan Oscar Hammerstein II E. Y. "Yip" Harburg Edward "Ned" Harrigan and David Braham Lorenz Hart Moss Hart Victor Herbert Jerry Herman Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt John Kander and Fred Ebb George S. Kaufman Jerome Kern Michael Kidd Michael John LaChiusa Nathan Lane Jonathan Larson Arthur Laurents Gertrude Lawrence Carolyn Leigh Alan Jay Lerner Goddard Lieberson Andrew Lloyd Webber Frank Loesser Patti LuPone Galt MacDermot Cameron Mackintosh Hugh Martin Mary Martin Audra McDonald Alan Menken Ethel Merman David Merrick Jo Mielziner Lin-Manuel Miranda Zero Mostel Trevor Nunn Joseph Papp Cole Porter Harold Prince Tim Rice Chita Rivera Jerome Robbins Richard Rodgers Sigmund Romberg Stephen Schwartz Irene Sharaff Hassard Short Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Oliver Smith Stephen Sondheim Michael Stewart Charles Strouse Jule Styne Ed Sullivan Jeanine Tesori Tommy Tune Jonathan Tunick Joseph Urban Gwen Verdon Robin Wagner Ethel Waters Kurt Weill Bert Williams Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Bibliography Index About the Author
Contents Preface George Abbott John Murray Anderson Boris Aronson George Balanchine Michael Bennett Robert Russell Bennett Irving Berlin Leonard Bernstein Marc Blitzstein Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse Gower Champion Carol Channing George M. Cohan Cy Coleman Betty Comden and Adolph Green Agnes de Mille Alfred Drake William and Jean Eckart Lehman Engel Dorothy Fields Harvey Fierstein William Finn Jules Fisher Bob Fosse George Gershwin Ira Gershwin W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan Oscar Hammerstein II E. Y. "Yip" Harburg Edward "Ned" Harrigan and David Braham Lorenz Hart Moss Hart Victor Herbert Jerry Herman Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt John Kander and Fred Ebb George S. Kaufman Jerome Kern Michael Kidd Michael John LaChiusa Nathan Lane Jonathan Larson Arthur Laurents Gertrude Lawrence Carolyn Leigh Alan Jay Lerner Goddard Lieberson Andrew Lloyd Webber Frank Loesser Patti LuPone Galt MacDermot Cameron Mackintosh Hugh Martin Mary Martin Audra McDonald Alan Menken Ethel Merman David Merrick Jo Mielziner Lin-Manuel Miranda Zero Mostel Trevor Nunn Joseph Papp Cole Porter Harold Prince Tim Rice Chita Rivera Jerome Robbins Richard Rodgers Sigmund Romberg Stephen Schwartz Irene Sharaff Hassard Short Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Oliver Smith Stephen Sondheim Michael Stewart Charles Strouse Jule Styne Ed Sullivan Jeanine Tesori Tommy Tune Jonathan Tunick Joseph Urban Gwen Verdon Robin Wagner Ethel Waters Kurt Weill Bert Williams Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. Bibliography Index About the Author
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