Sondheim''s Broadway Musicals

The first in-depth look at the work and career of one of the most important figures in the history of musical theater.

About the author

Stephen Banfield is Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music, University of Bristol, England. His other books include: Sensibility and English Song: Critical Studies of the Early Twentieth Century, Gerald Finzi: An English Composer, and the forthcoming book Jerome Kern. Sondheim's Broadway Musicals has been awarded the Kurt Weill Prize, for a best book on musical theatre, and the Lowens Award.

Summary

The first book to take an in-depth look at Sondheim's work. Stephen Banfield examines each of Sondheim's musicals for Broadway, from West Side Story and Gypsy to the 1987 musical Into the Woods. Banfield also discusses Sondheim's other work, such as the 1991 show Assassins and his music for the 1990 film Dick Tracy.

Product details

• Authors: Banfield, Stephen Banfield, Stephen 0. Banfield
• Publisher: University Of Michigan Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.08.1995
• EAN: 9780472080830
• ISBN: 978-0-472-08083-0
• No. of pages: 472
• Series: The Michigan American Music; The Michigan American Music S.; Michigan American Music
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries