When you consider the relatively short span of time between, say, “Summertime’” from the 1935 production of Porgy and Bess and "Popular" from 2003’s Wicked -- merely an average life’s expanse -- it seems remarkable that so much has changed in the homegrown national art of the Broadway musical. The evolution, stylistic mutations, and general twists and turns that the popular art form has taken are well documented in Broadway: America’s Music, a compact and eminently entertaining history of high points from many of the legendary shows that made the Great White Way great. Drawing on one song per score, this six-CD set moves with breathtaking ease, covering the shows that ...
When you consider the relatively short span of time between, say, “Summertime’” from the 1935 production of Porgy and Bess and "Popular" from 2003’s Wicked -- merely an average life’s expanse -- it seems remarkable that so much has changed in the homegrown national art of the Broadway musical. The evolution, stylistic mutations, and general twists and turns that the popular art form has taken are well documented in Broadway: America’s Music, a compact and eminently entertaining history of high points from many of the legendary shows that made the Great White Way great. Drawing on one song per score, this six-CD set moves with breathtaking ease, covering the shows that signaled the maturation of the musical, including Oklahoma!, Porgy and Bess, Pal Joey, and Annie Get Your Gun; the golden age of Broadway in the 1940s, '50s and '60s (The King and I, Guys and Dolls, She Loves Me, Bye Bye Birdie, Oliver!); the influx of grand British imports (Cats, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon); and contemporary blockbusters like Rent, Wicked, The Boy from Oz, and Mama Mia! -- with plenty of invigorating stops along the way. In all, it’s a thrilling ride that paints a multicolored vista of the still-glittering glories of Broadway’s fabled productions.
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When you consider the relatively short span of time between, say, “Summertime’” from the 1935 production of Porgy and Bess and "Popular" from 2003’s Wicked -- merely an average life’s expanse -- it seems remarkable that so much has changed in the homegrown national art of the Broadway musical. The evolution, stylistic mutations, and general twists and turns that the popular art form has taken are well documented in Broadway: America’s Music, a compact and eminently entertaining history of high points from many of the legendary shows that made the Great White Way great. Drawing on one song per score, this six-CD set moves with breathtaking ease, covering the shows that ...