{"product_id":"9781598532586","title":"American Musicals: The Complete Books and Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics 1927 -1949 (Loa #253): Show Boat \/ As Thousands Cheer \/ Pal Joey \/ Oklahoma! \/ On the Town \/ Finian's Rainbow \/ Kiss Me, Kate \/ South Pacific","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Broadway musical is one of America’s great indigenous popular forms, a glorious hybrid that emerged “out of our speech, our tempo, our moral attitudes, our way of moving” (as Leonard Bernstein put it). Now, in this first volume of a landmark two-volume collection, The Library of America presents eight enduring masterpieces charting the Broadway musical’s narrative tradition from the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e (1927) through the start of the genre’s Golden Age in 1949\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eBased on new research, this historic collection presents the complete libretto of each musical in its Broadway opening night version, making these beloved stories available as never before. Irving Berlin and Moss Hart’s \u003ci\u003eAs Thousands Cheer\u003c\/i\u003e is published here for the first time. \u003ci\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePal Joey\u003c\/i\u003e are presented in newly restored versions. \u003ci\u003eSouth Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e returns to print for the first time in decades.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEach of these classic musicals has evolved over time, receiving many important revivals and new productions.  This Library of America volume offers readers unprecedented insight into this living history with a selection of hard-to-find or previously unpublished supplementary items, including lyrics of songs dropped out-of-town or added in later revivals. Lavishly illustrated­­ with 32 pages of photographs and other images drawn from the original productions, this volume also contains biographical sketches of the book writers and lyricists; cast lists and other information about the shows’ Broadway openings; and detailed accounts of the path each show took on the road to Broadway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAMERICAN MUSICALS 1927–1949 contains:\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II · Music by Jerome Kern\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs Thousands Cheer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyrics and music by Irving Berlin · Sketches by Moss Hart\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePal Joey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook by John O’Hara · Music by Richard Rodgers ·  Lyrics by Lorenz Hart\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOklahoma!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic by Richard Rodgers · Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Town\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green · Music by Leonard Bernstein\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinian’s Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic by Burton Lane  ·  Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg · Book by Fred Saidy and E. Y. Harburg\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiss Me, Kate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic and lyrics by Cole Porter · Book by Sam[uel] and Bella Spewack\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouth Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusic by Richard Rodgers ·  Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050107617520,"sku":"9781598532586","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598532586_p0.jpg?v=1763811548","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598532586","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}