xiv, 709 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Contents:
Introduction Show boat : book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern As thousands cheer : lyrics and music by Irving Berlin, sketches by Moss Hart Pal Joey : book by John O'Hara, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart Oklahoma! : music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II On the town : book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Leonard Bernstein Finian's rainbow : book by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics and music by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg and Burton Lane Kiss me, Kate : music and lyrics by Cole Porter, book by Samuel and Bella Spewack South Pacific : music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Additional lyrics Biographical notes Broadway production notes Note on the texts Notes Sources and acknowledgments
