The musical is one of the great art forms of the 20th century. Showboat Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Oliver, Cabaret - one masterpiece after another packed the theatres on Broadway, in London's West End and around the world. And it made a successful transfer to the cinema. A truly popular art, the musical closely reflected society and its needs - sometimes providing a message and often providing a much-needed romantic escape.
Richard Fawkes traces the development of the musical, from its origins in European light opera and operetta to its transformation in the hands of the great American song composers and lyricists - among them Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe. The talent of Lloyd Webber and Sondheim has assured that in the 21st century, it is as lively as ever.
The History of The Musical is presented by the vivacious singer Kim Criswell, who starred in Cats, sang on Broadway, won awards for her recordings and has lived and breathed the musical since she was a young girl.
It is an enthralling story - and it is told with nearly 100 famous musical extracts.
Written By : Various
Peformed By : Full Cast Production
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 2 hours 35 minutes
Categories : Poetry Music Related
Our Price : $11.99
An Anthology of Poetry with Music. View...
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Written By : Tim Brookes
Peformed By : Tim Brookes
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 11 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Music Related Music Related
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What was it about a small, humble folk instrument that allowed it to become an American icon? The guitar is "wall-to-wall popular in the United States," says Brookes in this chronicle of the guitar... View...
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Written By : Phil Lesh
Peformed By : Phil Lesh
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Length : 5 hours
Categories : Autobiography Arts & Drama Music Related Music Related
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The bass player for the greatest improvisational band in American history tells the full, true story of his life, Jerry Garcia, and the Grateful Dead. View...
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Written By : Bob Dylan
Peformed By : Sean Penn
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Length : 6 hours
Categories : Autobiography Arts & Drama Music Related Music Related
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Revealing, poetical, passionate and witty, Chronicles: Volume One is a mesmerizing window on Bob Dylan's thoughts and influences. View...
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Written By : Various
Peformed By : Various
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 1 hour
Categories : Biographical Music Related Radio Shows Biographical British
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A special tribute edition of Home Truths, hosted by Tom Robinson, including a visit to John Peel's family at 'Peel Acres'... View...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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