Ten Great Musicals of the American Theatre Edited, with an introduction and notes on the plays, authors and composers, by STANLEY RICHARDS Hardback book Over 750 pages with many Black & White photos Copyright © 1973 by Stanley Richards Each of the musicals are written in stageplay format which contain stage directions, settings, and all characters' names followed by their lines, so they can be performed as a play. Contents include: " Introduction OF THEE I SING Book: George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: Ira Gershwin PORGY AND BESS Libretto: DuBose Heyward Music: George Gershwin Lyrics: DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin ONE TOUCH OF VENUS Book: S.J. Perelman and Ogden Nash Music: Kurt Weill Lyrics: Ogden Nash BRIGADOON Book and Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner Music: Frederick Loewe KISS ME, KATE Book: Samuel and Bella Spewack Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter WEST SIDE STORY Book: Arthur Laurents Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim GYPSY Book: Arthur Laurents Music: Jule Styne Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Book: Joseph Stein Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick 1776 Book: Peter Stone Music and Lyrics: Sherman Edwards COMPANY Book: George Furth Music and Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Editor's Notes The Musicals and their Creators Biography of Stanley Richards " The book is in fair condition. The cover has some normal edgewear and some dirt smudges. There are several aging stains on the side edges of the pages, inside back cover, and along the edges of some of the pages. No torn or ripped pages, but the center two picture pages have become separated from the binding. I am not positive if there are any missing photo pages, but the text pages that are numbered are all intact. |