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Zusatztext Symonds writes engagingly and colorfully, yet with exhaustive research and expertise, about these lesser-known shows and the personalities that created them; scholars and fans alike will benefit from this much-needed study of Rodgers and Hart's early years. He upends the narrative of how the Broadway musical became 'integrated,' arguing that having songs fit plots and serve characters was as much a response to external pressures - from critics, producers, and a sense of America's struggle for identity - as an artistic pursuit. Full of context and history, this study also pauses to dig into the material; this book is worth reading just to watch Symonds examine 'Thou Swell' from every conceivable musical and cultural angle.-Jessica Sternfeld, author of The Megamusical Informationen zum Autor Dominic Symonds is Reader in Drama at the University of Lincoln and founding editor of the journal Studies in Musical Theatre. He is also a director and writer for musical theatre. Klappentext Rodgers and Hart contributed dozens of hits to the Great American Songbook. We'll Have Manhattan focuses on the first twelve years of their collaboration (1919-1931), documenting their little-known early work and providing a critical and analytical commentary on their developing practice and its influence on the American musical. Zusammenfassung Rodgers and Hart contributed dozens of hits to the Great American Songbook. We'll Have Manhattan focuses on the first twelve years of their collaboration (1919-1931), documenting their little-known early work and providing a critical and analytical commentary on their developing practice and its influence on the American musical. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: "We'll Have Manhattan" Chapter One: The Summer Camps and Varsity Shows Chapter Two: The Breakthrough in Revue: the Garrick Gaieties (1925, 1926) and Fifth Avenue Follies (1926) Chapter Three: The Rodgers and Hart revolution: Dearest Enemy (1925) Chapter four: Pleasing the Producers: Herbert Fields, Lew Fields and The Girl Friend (1926) Chapter Five: A London odyssey: Lido Lady (1926), One Dam Thing After Another (1927), Ever Green (1930) Chapter Six: Big Fish: Peggy-Ann (1926), Ziegfeld and a flop called Betsy (1926) Chapter Seven: A commercial success: A Connecticut Yankee (1927) Chapter Eight: Castration and integration: Chee-Chee (1928) Chapter Nine: Coping with the Crash Epilogue: The end of an era Bibliography ...
