Alan Jay Lerner by Dominic Mchugh
As the lyricist of musicals like My Fair Lady and Gigi, Alan Jay Lerner remains an important figure in Broadway and Hollywood history. In this rich collection of correspondence, author Dominic McHugh sheds new light on Lerner's working relationships with legendary figures including Rex Harrison, Richard Burton, and Frederick Loewe.
Not only is Lerners boast (to Bob Fosse) that his letters are usually terribly well-written and frequently amusing an accurate one, the same could be said for Dominic McHughs informative and stylish commentary on Lerners witty, illuminating letters, like a gripping epistolary novel told by a reliable narrator* Geoffrey Block, author of Enchanted Evenings: The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber (OUP, 2009) and Series Editor of Oxfords Broadway Legacies *
Alan Jay Lerner: A Lyricist's Letters [wins] our gratitude for making available personal documents that help to explore the ethnic identity of one of the most justly acclaimed American Jewish writers for the musical theatre. * Benjamin Ivry, the Forward *
McHugh ... has concentrated on Lerner's working relationships amid the complex demands or musical comedy * Russell Davies, The Times Literary Supplement *
Alan Jay Lerner: A Lyricist's Letters [wins] our gratitude for making available personal documents that help to explore the ethnic identity of one of the most justly acclaimed American Jewish writers for the musical theatre. * Benjamin Ivry, the Forward *
McHugh ... has concentrated on Lerner's working relationships amid the complex demands or musical comedy * Russell Davies, The Times Literary Supplement *
Dominic McHugh is Lecturer in Musicology at The University of Sheffield. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Musicology, with a specialism in American musical theater, and is the author of Loverly: The Life and Times of "My Fair Lady".
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199949274 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199949271 |
| Title | Alan Jay Lerner |
| Author | Dominic Mchugh |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2014-10-23 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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