Item Detail
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Gänzl, Kurt
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Lamb, Andrew
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Ganzl's book of the musical theatre
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Book
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London
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1988
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Bodley Head
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xv, 1353 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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0370311574; 9780370311579
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Musicals--Stories, Plots, etc.
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MT 95 .G36 1988
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Gänzl, Kurt and Andrew Lamb. Ganzl's Book of the Musical Theatre. London: Bodley Head, 1988.
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Compiled to act as a companion volume to Kobbe's Complete Opera Book. To aid both the opera devotee and casual acquaintance. To act as an information source and as an aid to the understanding and enjoyment of both performances and recordings of musical shows.
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Covers shows a theatergoer would be most likely to encounter on current stages throughout the western world or shows that had notable success in their own time. Last criteria was personal favorites of the author and editor. Covers material from the Parisian Opera-bouffe period through the twenty-first- century.
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Divided into sections, each dealing with a different country and its tradition. Each section contains a short introduction to the country and its musical history. Lists shows chronologically and gives plot summary, character listings, and act-by-act descriptions. Contains an index of song titles.
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Bonin, Jean M. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association 46 (June 1990): 954-56.http://www.jstor.org/stable/941271
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BYU Library
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4800