Red Hot & Blue: A Smithsonian Salute to the American Musical
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 1996. First printing [stated]. Wraps. xix, [1], 268 p. Illustrations (some in color). Notes. Selected Bibliography. Discography. Source Notes for Song Lyrics. Index. This lavishly book showcases the Hollywood and Broadway musical from its immigrant roots in 19th-century vaudeville through its heyday on both the "Great White Way" and the silver screen to its respective role taken today in such revivals as Show Boat. Published to coincide with a major exhibition opening in October 1996 at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. 287 illustrations, 126 in color. Introduction by Michael Heyman. Foreword by Kitty Carlisle Hart. Condition: Very good. No dust jacket as issued.
Keywords: George Abbott, Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Betty COmden, Agnes de Mille, Oscar Hammerstein, Jerome Kern, Gene Kelly, Ziegfeld, Richard Rogers, Shubert, Vincente Minelli, Harold Prince, Shirley Temple, Jule Styne, Cole Porter
ISBN: 9781560986980
[Book #63437]
Price: $37.50