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How to survive a killer musical : agony and ecstasy on the road to Broadway
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"When the young composer Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by William Goldman-the acclaimed author of The Princess Bride and Marathon Man-he hoped i...
"When the young composer Douglas Cohen first secured the musical rights to the novel No Way to Treat a Lady by William Goldman-the acclaimed author of The Princess Bride and Marathon Man-he hoped it would be his big break, the first step on a gilt path to artistic triumph and commercial success in the form of a hit Broadway musical"--
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- Creator
- Douglas J. Cohen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Essex, Connecticut : Applause, Theatre & Cinema Books, [2023]
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781493075744, 9781493075751, 1493075748
- OCLC
- on1399169182, on1371469250
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Author's note -- Prologue -- 'Your friend, William Goldman -- So far, so good -- Jack -- 'Did Dolly Levi die in the end?' -- Master class -- 'You can control the effort, not the result' -- A close call -- A man named Vivian -- 'Amateurs!' -- 'Yeshiva student' in Chiswick Church -- 'Forget it Jake. It's Leatherhead.' -- Michael Corleone attempts drag -- I need a life -- Big time in the bunker -- (Middle) ground rules -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: listing of notable productions -- Index