Muzikál – group of authors (2022)

An extensive illustrated book presents musicals that have made their mark in the history of world theater and film since the 1920s. It offers detailed portraits of more than one hundred and thirty theatrical and film musicals – notoriously famous ones (such as My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Chicago, or more recent ones like Mamma Mia!, Once, or Hamilton), as well as a whole range of works that may surprise and perhaps entice listeners to explore recordings or further research. These are not always just hits from Hollywood's silver screens or leading theaters on New York's Broadway or London's West End. The book also takes readers to the musical scenes of Berlin, Vienna, and Paris, to smaller experimental theaters in New York or London, and beyond. The musicals include biographies of significant figures in world musical theater (such as the famous composers Cole Porter, Andrew Lloyd Webber, or Stephen Sondheim, choreographers Jerome Robbins or Bob Fosse, and directors Harold Prince and Susan Stroman) and engaging historical excursions. Readers will get acquainted with the workings of Broadway and the West End, peek behind the curtain of various artistic professions from the theater and film backstage, and learn a whole range of...