Word Crazy: Broadway Lyricists from Cohan to Sondheim

by Thomas S. Hischiak and Thomas S. Hischak

This volume surveys the development of the American musical during the 20th century by focusing on one of the most important yet least recognized members of the creative team: the lyricist. From George M. Cohan and Irving Berlin through Oscar Hammerstein II, Alan Jay Lerner, Ira Gershwin, Stephen Sondheim, and others, Word Crazy examines both well-known and obscure writers who have shaped one of America's most beloved theatrical forms. The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275938492
• ISBN13: 9780275938499
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Very good

Wonderful look at the lives of American Lyricists and their specialised art form. Using many examples of their verse, Hischak amply demonstrates the evolution of the American musical-theatre and concludes in the 1980s. Some great observations and well recommended.