Directors and the new musical drama : British and American musical theatre in the 1980s and 90s /
Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen.
- 1st ed.
- New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
- x, 231 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history .
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-226) and index.
Introduction: Anglo-American perspectives -- Harold Prince in context -- From Cabaret to Sweeney Todd: musical drama on Broadway -- Cultural barricades: reading the West End musicals -- Beyond the logos: West End musical drama -- New horizons: nonprofit musical drama -- Nonprofit directors in the 1990s -- Rethinking revivals -- Staging the canon: British directors and classic American musicals -- The legacy of the 1980s and 90s -- Interviews: Adam Guettel -- Matthew Warchus -- William Finn -- David Leveaux -- Ira Weitzman -- James Lapine -- Margo Lion -- Jack Viertel -- Richard Maltby, Jr.
9781349370689
Musicals--History and criticism.--England--London--20th century Musicals--History and criticism.--New York (State)--New York--20th century Musicals--Production and direction--England--London. Musicals--Production and direction--New York (State)--New York. Musical theater producers and directors--Interviews.