The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals
Dan Dietz
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Description for The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals
Hardback. In this book, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway during the 2000s, including Avenue Q, Billy Elliott, The Full Monty, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, Mary Poppins, Next to Normal, The Producers, Rock of Ages, Spamalot, Spring Awakening, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown, and Xanadu. Num Pages: 514 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; AVGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. .
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, Broadway was notable for old-fashioned, feel-good shows (Hairspray, Jersey Boys), a number of family-friendly musicals (Little Women, Mary Poppins), plenty of revivals (Follies, Oklahoma!, Wonderful Town), a couple of off-the-wall hits (Avenue Q, Urinetown), several gargantuan flops (Dance of the Vampires, Lestat), and a few serious productions that garnered critical acclaim (The Light in the Piazza, Next to Normal). Unlike earlier decades which were dominated by specific composers, by a new form of musical theatre, or by numerous British imports, the decade is perhaps most notable for the rise of shows which ... Read more
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, Broadway was notable for old-fashioned, feel-good shows (Hairspray, Jersey Boys), a number of family-friendly musicals (Little Women, Mary Poppins), plenty of revivals (Follies, Oklahoma!, Wonderful Town), a couple of off-the-wall hits (Avenue Q, Urinetown), several gargantuan flops (Dance of the Vampires, Lestat), and a few serious productions that garnered critical acclaim (The Light in the Piazza, Next to Normal). Unlike earlier decades which were dominated by specific composers, by a new form of musical theatre, or by numerous British imports, the decade is perhaps most notable for the rise of shows which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
514
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442278004
SKU
V9781442278004
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About Dan Dietz
Dan Dietz is a former professor of composition, world literature, and modern drama at Western Carolina University. He is the author of The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals (2014), The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals (2014), The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals (2015), The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals (2015), The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway ... Read more
Reviews for The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals
The seventh and most recent in a series of 'Complete Books of Broadway Musicals,' which started with the 1940s, this volume is comprehensive in coverage, including summaries and information such as each show's personnel, dates, number of performances, known changes, other productions, etc. In these respects, and with the book's organization, series author Deitz (emeritus, composition, world literature, & modern ... Read more