Dominic Mchugh

Loverly

The Life and Times of My Fair Lady

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This ground-breaking book considers one of the most popular musicals of all time, Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady. Using previously-unpublished letters and documents, author Dominic McHugh presents a completely new behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the show, revealing the tensions that went into the making of this beloved musical.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 158mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 422g
• ISBN-13: 9780199381005
• ISBN-10: 0199381003
• Artikelnr.: 40207351

Autorenporträt

Dominic McHugh is Lecturer in Music at The University of Sheffield.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Chapter 1: False Starts and Artistic Promise
Chapter 2: From Page to Stage: The Genesis of My Fair Lady
Chapter 3: Shavian But Not Shaw: Developing the Script of My Fair Lady
Chapter 4: Knowing the Score
Chapter 5: Settling the Score: Part I
Chapter 6: Settling the Score: Part II
Chapter 7: My Fair Lady On Stage
Chapter 8: The Legacy of My Fair Lady
Appendix 1: "Without You" (early versions)
Appendix 2: "Why Can't the English?"
Appendix 3: "On the Street Where You Live"
Appendix 4: Cut material from "The Ascot Gavotte"
Appendix 5: "You Did It": Cut passage
Bibliography
Index