Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season - 1959 to 2009

by Peter Filichia

Book Overview

When Evita opened on Broadway during the 1979-1980 season, it was (as one of its songs said) "High Flying Adored." But in the 1970-71 season, the producers of Lolita, My Love saw their show (as one of its songs said) "Going, Gone, Gone" after its torturous Philadelphia and Boston tryouts. It didn't even try to brave Broadway, although the bookwriter-lyricist of My Fair Lady had written it. It happens every season. Broadway has one, two, or a few hit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423495624
• ISBN13: 9781423495628
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers
• Length: 277 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.8"