TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carter,Tim
TI  - Oklahoma!: the making of an American musical 
SN  - 9780300134872 (electronic bk.)
AV  - ML410.R6315 C37 2007eb
U1  - 792.6/42 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Rodgers, Richard,
KW  - Musicals
KW  - Production and direction
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS
KW  - Theater
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - ხელოვნება--
KW  - მუსიკალური ხელოვნება--
KW  - მუსიკალური თეატრები
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-307) and index; Setting the stage -- Contracts and commitments -- Creative processes -- Heading for Broadway -- Reading Oklahoma! -- From stage to screen
N2  - "Oklahoma!" premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequently than any other Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In this book, Tim Carter offers the first fully documented history of the making of this celebrated American musical. Drawing on research from rare theatre archives, manuscripts, journalism, and other sources, Carter records every step in the development of "Oklahoma!". The book is filled with rich and fascinating details about how Rodgers and Hammerstein first came together, the casting process, how Agnes de Mille became the show's choreographer, and the drafts and revisions that ultimately gave the musical its final shape. Carter also shows the lofty aspirations of both the creators and producers and the mythmaking that surrounded "Oklahoma!" from its very inception, and demonstrates just what made it part of its times
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