How to Survive a Killer Musical
Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway
Essex, Connecticut : Applause, Theatre & Cinema Books, [2023]
Format: Book
Description: xiv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"When the young composer Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by William Goldman-the acclaimed author of The Princess Bride and Marathon Man-he hoped it would be his big break, the first step on a gilt path to artistic triumph and commercial success in the form of a hit Broadway musical"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Author's note -- Prologue -- 'Your friend, William Goldman -- So far, so good -- Jack -- 'Did Dolly Levi die in the end?' -- Master class -- 'You can control the effort, not the result' -- A close call -- A man named Vivian -- 'Amateurs!' -- 'Yeshiva student' in Chiswick Church -- 'Forget it Jake. It's Leatherhead.' -- Michael Corleone attempts drag -- I need a life -- Big time in the bunker -- (Middle) ground rules -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: listing of notable productions -- Index.
Subjects:
Cohen, Douglas J.
Composers -- United States -- Biography.
Musicals -- Production and direction -- United States.
Cohen, Douglas J.
Composers -- United States -- Biography.
Musicals -- Production and direction -- United States.
ISBN:
9781493075744
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Cohen, Douglas | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.