Broadway north : the dream of a Canadian musical theatre

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    • Atkey, Mel

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Broadway north : the dream of a Canadian musical theatre

Mel Atkey

Natural Heritage Books, c2006

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"The collector's choice"--P. [4] of cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-284) and index

Discography: p. 259-269

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内容説明

Did you know that the idea behind the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes was first tried out in Toronto? That Canada produced the world's longest-running annual revue? Few people realize the Canadian influences that are at the heart of American and British culture. Author Mel Atkey's research for Broadway North included interviews with Norman and Elaine Campbell and Don Harron, creators of Anne of Green Gables-The Musical; Mavor Moore, founder of the Charlottetown Festival and of Spring Thaw; John Gray, author of Billy Bishop Goes to War; Ray Jessel and Marian Grudeff, Spring Thaw writers who had success on Broadway with Baker Street; Dolores Claman, composer of the Hockey Night In Canada theme, who also wrote the musicals Mr. Scrooge and Timber!!; and Galt MacDermot, the composer of Hair who started out writing songs for the McGill University revue My Fur Lady. Included is the phenomenal success of The Drowsy Chaperone. Atkey also draws on his own experience as a writer and composer of musicals, and tells the story of why a show that should have starred James Doohan (Star Trek's Scotty) didn't happen. Composer, lyricist and author, Mel Atkey is currently based in the U.K. Proud of his Canadian cultural roots, he has long been fascinated with the notion of a distinctive Canadian musical theatre.

目次

  • Introduction
  • A Child of Canada
  • The Dent Years 1926-1930
  • A Struggling Writer 1930-1931
  • Working for Perkins Bull 1931-1938
  • Tragedy and the Streetsville Years 1938-1947
  • Beginning a New Life in East York 1947-1958
  • The Ghost and Miss Davidson 1958-1962
  • Metro Council and the Fight Against Amalgamation 1962-1966
  • A Woman in Politics
  • Mayor of East York 1967-1969
  • The Grandmother of East York 1969-1972
  • An Elder of the Tribe 1972-1978
  • Epilogue
  • Index.

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