Broadway, the Golden Years: Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-Directors, 1940 to the Present

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A group portrait of the great Broadway choreographer-directors: Jerome Robbins, Agnes de Mille, Gower Champion, Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Tonny Tune, Graciela Daniele, and Susan Stroman. The hits generated by two generations of choreographer-directors define the Broadway stage: "Oklahoma!", "On the Town", "West Side Story", and others.

Robert Emmet Long is a recognized critic of American and British literature, and a commentator on the performing arts. He is author or editor of some 30 books and he has contributed over 400 articles to many journals and magazines, including The Nation, Commonweal, and Saturday Review.

"Long-overdue and richly detailed." - Chicago Sun-Times "Broadway, the Golden Years, is really seven books in one. It traces a unique and fascinating facet of Broadway history through mini-biographies of its six foremost practitioners, plus a roundup of who's working today." - Playbill On-Line "Taking a fresh approach to that quintessential American form -- musical theater --, Long in his eloquent book examines the phenomenon of the choreographer, a figure usually low in the credits of propagation for a show." --Confrontation, Fall 2002/Winter 'This long overdue, richly detailed book is a major addition to the history of Broadway.' ~ Driffield Leader, Dec 2006 "Good one-stop shopping for material on principal choreographers." - Choice * Choice * "Earnest and thorough." - New York Times * New York Times * "This fine book will be greeted with applause by the many Broadway buffs, show-tune collectors and musical mavens." - Publishers Weekly * Publishers Weekly * "Deftly depicting the relationships among many diverse artists, Long warmly conveys his sense of theater history and the craft tradition as a living chain of gifted individuals who were nurtured and challenged by those who preceded them." - Washington Post * Washington Post *