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The book examines in specific detail every Broadway musical that opened during the seminal decade of the 1960s, a decade which encompassed traditional musicals (such as Hello, Dolly!) as well as iconoclastic ones (Cabaret, Hair).
Besides technical information, the book includes extensive commentary for all 268 musicals which opened during the decade. It includes all New York City Center and Music Theatre of Lincoln Center revivals; New York City Opera revivals of Broadway musicals; productions of all pre-Broadway closings (musicals which closed either during New York previews or during pre-Broadway tryouts); all eight musicals which were produced at the 1964 New York World's Fair; concert productions (usually of one-man or one-woman shows); and all imports which opened during the decade.
The technical information includes details regarding cast and credits, plot, critical reviews, London productions, recordings, published scripts, and film versions.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Broadway Musicals of the 1960s
1959-1960 Season
1960-1961 Season
1961-1962 Season
1962-1963 Season
1963-1964 Season
1964-1965 Season
1965-1966 Season
1966-1967 Season
1967-1968 Season
1968-1969 Season
1969-1970 Season
Appendixes
A. Alphabetical Listing
B. Chronology (By Season)
C. Chronology (By Classification)
D. Discography
E. Filmography
F. Gilbert and Sullivan Operetta Productions
G. New York City Center Light Opera Company Productions
H. New York City Opera Company Productions
I. Music Theatre of Lincoln Center Productions
J. Other Operetta Productions
K. Published Scripts
L. Theatres
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
Dan Dietz taught English and the history of modern drama at Western Carolina University, and later served with the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Education Department. He is the author of Off-Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007: Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows (2010).
