Broadway Babies Say Goodnight

The glorious tradition of the Broadway musical from Irving Berlin to Jerome Kern and Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. And then . . . Cats and Les Miz. Mark Steyn's Broadway Babies Say Goodnight is a sharp-eyed view of the whole span of Broadway musical history, seven decades of brilliant achievements the best of which are among the finest works American artists have made. Show Boat, Oklahoma!, Carousel, Gypsy, and more. In an energetic blend of musical history, analysis, and backstage chat, Mark Steyn shows us the genius behind the 'simple' musical, and asks hard questions about the British invasion of Broadway and the future of the form. In this delicious book he gives us geniuses and monsters, hits and atomic bombs, and the wonderful stories that prove show business is a business which -- as the song goes --there's no business like.

Mark Steyn is a columnist for Britain's Daily Telegraph and Canada's National Post. He is theatre critic of The New Criterion, North American correspondent of The Spectator, and also contributes to The Wall Street Journal and The American Spectator. A Canadian citizen, he lives in New Hampshire and Québec.

Part 1 Overture: The Fix; Act One; Chapter 1 The Op'nin'; Chapter 2 The Show; Chapter 3 The Music; Chapter 4 The Lyrics; Chapter 5 The Book; Chapter 6 The Jews; Chapter 7 The Cues; Chapter 8 The Take-Home Tune; Chapter 9 The Property; Chapter 10 The Genius; Part 3 Intermission: The Real World; Act Two; Chapter 11 The Brits; Chapter 12 The Line; Chapter 13 The Fags; Chapter 14 The Rock; Chapter 15 The Jokes; Chapter 16 The Star; Chapter 17 The Flops; Chapter 18 The Depilators; Chapter 19 The Maximalist; Chapter 20 The FuturePart 5 Exit Music: The Survivor;