Showstoppers!: The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway's Most Remarkable Songs
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When Robert Preston shouted "Ya got trouble " in River City, when Carol Channing glided down a gilded staircase while waiters serenaded her with "Hello, Dolly ," when Barbra Streisand defied us to rain on her parade in Funny Girl, audiences were instantly enchanted. Showstoppers is all about Broadway musicals' most memorable numbers--why they were so effective, how they were created, and why they still resonate. Much of it is told through the eyes of the performers, songwriters, directors, and choreographers who first built these explosive numbers and lit the fuse. Gerald Nachman interviewed dozens of iconic musical theater figures, including Patti LuPone, John Raitt, Jerry Herman, Edie Adams, Dick Van Dyke, Joel Grey, Marvin Hamlisch, John Kander, Tommy Tune, Sheldon Harnick, and Harold Prince, uncovering priceless untold anecdotes and details.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1613731027
ISBN13:9781613731024
Release Date:November 2016
Publisher:Chicago Review Press
Length:408 Pages
Weight:1.49 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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