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.
Author : Joanna Bourke
Narrator : Tim Pigott-Smith
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Length : 4 hours 40 minutes
Categories : British
20th Century
Social & Economic
Historical
Politics
Price : $24.49
Authentic voices from the past illustrate this unique history of the Twentieth Century, written by Joanna Bourke and presented by Tim Pigott-Smith View... |
Author : Neil Postman
Narrator : Jeff Riggenbach
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Length : 6 hours
Categories : Social & Economic
Price : $39.95 $14.95
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Author : Not Known
Narrator : Full Cast Production
Published By : True Crime Audio
Length : 34 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
True Crime
Social & Economic
Price : $1.00
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Author : David McCullough
Narrator : Edward Herrmann
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Length : 9 hours
Categories : American
Social & Economic
Price : $39.95 $21.95
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Author : Various
Narrator : Various
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 5 hours
Categories : World
Social & Economic
Price : $18.75
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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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