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Broadway, the Golden Years: Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-Directors, 1940 to the Present [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Biography & Autobiography)
  • Author:  Long, Robert Emmet
  • Author:  Long, Robert Emmet
  • ISBN-10:  082641883X
  • ISBN-10:  082641883X
  • ISBN-13:  9780826418838
  • ISBN-13:  9780826418838
  • Publisher:  Continuum
  • Publisher:  Continuum
  • Pages:  312
  • Pages:  312
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Feb-2006
  • Pub Date:  01-Feb-2006
  • SKU:  082641883X-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  082641883X-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 105642151
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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.

 Good one-stop shopping for material on principal choreographers. - Choice Choice

 Earnest and thorough. - New York Times New York Times

 This fine book will be greeted with applause by the many Broadway buffs, show-tune collectors and musical mavens. - Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly

 Deftly depicting the relationships among many diverse artists, Long warmly conveys his sense of theater history and the craft tradition as a living chain of gifted individuals who were nurtured and challenged by those who preceded them. - Washington Post Washington Post

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1--Establishing the Tradition
1 Agnes de Mille
2 Jerome Robbins: Early Fame
3 Jerome Robbins: West Side Story
4 Jerome Robbins: The Later Career
Part 2--Extending the Line
5 Bob Fosse
6 Gower Champion
7 Michael Bennett
8 Tommy Tune
Epilogue: Broadway Today
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

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