Ethan Mordden

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1) Rodgers & Hammerstein

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

1992.

Language

English

2) Guest list: how Manhattan defined American sophistication -- from the Algonquin Round Table to Truman Capote's ball

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

2010.

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

3) Anything goes: a history of American musical theatre

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

2013.

Language

English

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Ethan Mordden has been hailed as "a sharp-eared listener and a discerning critic," by Opera News, which compares his books to "dinner with a knowledgeable, garrulous companion." The "preeminent historian of the American musical" (New York Times), he "brings boundless energy and enthusiasm buttressed by an arsenal of smart anecdotes" (Wall Street Journal). Now Mordden offers an entirely fresh and infectiously delightful history of American musical...

4) Opera in the twentieth century

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

1978.

Language

English

5) When Broadway went to Hollywood

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

6) Movie star: a look at the women who made Hollywood

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

[1983]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

7) A guide to orchestral music: the handbook for non-musicians

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

1980.

Language

English

8) Coming up roses: the Broadway musical in the 1950s

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

1998.

Language

English

9) That jazz!: An idiosyncratic social history of the American twenties

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

[1978]

Language

English

10) On Streisand: an opinionated guide

Author

Mordden, Ethan

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

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Begins with a broad year-by-year outline of Barbra Streisand's landmark achievements and a few of her more whimsical escapades. This is followed by a long essay on how her idiosyncratic self-realization marks her as a unique national treasure, an artist without limits. Then comes the major part of the book, a work-by-work analysis; this section is broken down into separate chapters, each organized chronologically: stage shows, television shows and...