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Bernstein meets Broadway : collaborative art in a time of war /

"When Leonard Bernstein first arrived in New York City, he was an unknown artist working with other brilliant twentysomethings, notably Jerome Robbins, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green. By the end of the 1940s, these artists were world famous. Their collaborations defied artistic boundaries and s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oja, Carol J., 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:Broadway legacies.
Subjects:
Bernstein, Leonard > 1918-1990
Bernstein, Leonard > 1918-1990 > Fancy free
Bernstein, Leonard > 1918-1990 > On the Town
Musicals > New York (State) > New York > History and criticism > 20th century.
Comédies musicales > New York (État) > New York > Histoire et critique > 20e siècle.
History & Criticism.
MUSIC.
Musicals.
Genres & Styles.
Musicals
New York (State) > New York
Musical
Broadway > New York, NY
1900-1999
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Section I: Ballet and nightclubs
  • Youthful celebrity and personal freedom: breaking out with Fancy Free
  • From the nightclubs to Broadway: the revuers, comedy skits, and left-wing politics
  • Broadway and racial politics
  • Creating a Broadway musical: the conception and debut of On the Town
  • A Japanese American star during World War II: Sono Osato and "exotic ivy Smith"
  • Desegregating Broadway: On the Town and race
  • Biographies onstage: On the town's black conductor, dancers, and singers
  • Musical style
  • Crossover composition: the musical identities of On the Town
  • On the Town after dark: the nightclub scene
  • Epilogue: Beyond Fancy Free and On the Town.