Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Little Johnny Jones: The 1904 Broadway Musical Comedy: Complete Book and Lyrics

Little Johnny Jones: The 1904 Broadway Musical Comedy: Complete Book and Lyrics

Cohan, George M.

Paperback

Series: Historical Libretto

Plays

ISBN10: 1515284999
ISBN13: 9781515284994
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jul 29 2015
Pages: 78
Weight: 0.26
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Complete book and lyrics to the classic 1904 Broadway musical. Hailed as the first American musical Little Johnny Jones changed musical theatre history. George M. Cohan, displeased that Broadway musicals at the time were European based, set out to write a truly American musical. Using the story of an American jockey, Cohan legitimized the use of American narratives for the musical theatre. While not a darling of the critics, the musical was a tremendous crowd pleaser and give Cohan his first break out hits with Give My Regards to Broadway and The Yankee Doodle Boy. Theatre Arts Press is proud to publish the first printed libretto of this classic American musical.

Also in

Plays

View All