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Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical

Oscar Hammerstein II and the Invention of the Musical

Winer, Laurie

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Entertainment & Performing ArtsMusiciansBroadway & Musicals

Publisher Price: $22.00

ISBN10: 0300280165
ISBN13: 9780300280166
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: Aug 13 2024
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.03
Height: 1.04 Width: 4.91 Depth: 10.31
Language: English
A new look at artist Oscar Hammerstein II as a pivotal and underestimated force in the creation of modern American culture

Smart and insightful. . . . [Winer] has an intuitive grasp of Hammerstein's aesthetic and character. She gets him.--New York Review of Books

You know his work--Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, The King and I. But you don't really know Oscar Hammerstein II, the man who, more than anyone else, invented the American musical. Among the most commercially successful artists of his time, he was a fighter for social justice who constantly prodded his audiences to be better than they were.

Diving deep into Hammerstein's life, examining his papers and his lyrics, critic Laurie Winer shows how he orchestrated a collective reimagining of America, urging it forward with a subtly progressive vision of the relationship between country and city, rich and poor, America and the rest of the world. His rejection of bitterness, his openness to strangers, and his optimistic humor shaped not only the musical but the American dream itself. His vision can continue to be a touchstone to this day.

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