American musicals, 1950-1969 : the complete books & lyrics of eight Broadway classics /

"An unprecedented collection of eight masterworks from the golden age of the Broadway musical"--Back cover.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Maslon, Laurence (Editor), Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986 (Lyricist), Laurents, Arthur (Librettist), Ebb, Fred (Lyricist), Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969, Adler, Richard, 1921-2012, Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988, Styne, Jule, 1905-1994, Sondheim, Stephen, Bock, Jerry, Kander, John, Edwards, Sherman
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : The Library Of America, [2014]
Series:	Library of America ; 254.
Subjects:	Musicals > Librettos. Musicals > United States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Guys and dolls / music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows
The pajama game / book by George Abbott and Richard Bissell, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
My fair lady / adaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe
Gypsy / book by Arthur Laurents, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum / book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Fiddler on the roof / book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Cabaret / book by Joe Masteroff, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
1776 / book by Peter Stone, music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Additional lyrics
Biographical notes
Broadway production notes
Note on the texts
Notes
Sources and acknowledgments.