Oklahoma! : the making of an American musical /
Carter, Tim, 1954-
Oklahoma! : the making of an American musical / Tim Carter. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (xix, 327 pages) : illustrations, music
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index.
Setting the stage -- Contracts and commitments -- Creative processes -- Heading for Broadway -- Reading Oklahoma! -- From stage to screen.
"Oklahoma!" premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequently than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In this book, Tim Carter offers the first fully documented history of the making of this celebrated American musical. Drawing on research from rare theatre archives, manuscripts, journalism, and other sources, Carter records every step in the development of "Oklahoma!". The book is filled with rich and fascinating details about how Rodgers and Hammerstein first came together, the casting process, how Agnes de Mille became the show's choreographer, and the drafts and revisions that ultimately gave the musical its final shape. Carter also shows the lofty aspirations of both the creators and producers and the mythmaking that surrounded "Oklahoma!" from its very inception, and demonstrates just what made it part of its times.
9780300134872 (electronic bk.) 0300134878 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
22573/ctt113t2m JSTOR
GBA715982 bnb
Uk
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (Rodgers, Richard)
Musicals--Production and direction--New York (State)--New York.
PERFORMING ARTS--Theater--General.
MUSIC--General.
Musicals--Production and direction.
New York (State)--New York.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
ML410.R6315 / C37 2007eb
792.6/42
Oklahoma! : the making of an American musical / Tim Carter. - New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2007. - 1 online resource (xix, 327 pages) : illustrations, music
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index.
Setting the stage -- Contracts and commitments -- Creative processes -- Heading for Broadway -- Reading Oklahoma! -- From stage to screen.
"Oklahoma!" premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequently than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In this book, Tim Carter offers the first fully documented history of the making of this celebrated American musical. Drawing on research from rare theatre archives, manuscripts, journalism, and other sources, Carter records every step in the development of "Oklahoma!". The book is filled with rich and fascinating details about how Rodgers and Hammerstein first came together, the casting process, how Agnes de Mille became the show's choreographer, and the drafts and revisions that ultimately gave the musical its final shape. Carter also shows the lofty aspirations of both the creators and producers and the mythmaking that surrounded "Oklahoma!" from its very inception, and demonstrates just what made it part of its times.
9780300134872 (electronic bk.) 0300134878 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
22573/ctt113t2m JSTOR
GBA715982 bnb
Uk
Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979. Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (Rodgers, Richard)
Musicals--Production and direction--New York (State)--New York.
PERFORMING ARTS--Theater--General.
MUSIC--General.
Musicals--Production and direction.
New York (State)--New York.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
ML410.R6315 / C37 2007eb
792.6/42