Alan Jay Lerner: A Lyricist's LettersThe man behind I Could Have Danced all Night and Almost Like Being in Love, lyricist Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986) is widely regarded as one of the most important figures of the American musical stage. In penning the lyrics to some of the most well-known and beloved Broadway shows, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, Lerner worked and corresponded with some of the greatest luminaries of popular entertainment over a career which spanned four decades, from performers like Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews to composers like André Previn, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and especially Frederick Loewe. In this rich collection of correspondence, most of it published for the first time, author Dominic McHugh sheds new light on Lerner's working relationships with these legendary figures. McHugh's extensive commentary reveals Lerner's turbulent partnerships with Loewe and Lane, his affection for |
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Inhalt
From This Day On The Rise of the PlaywrightLyricist 19181951 | 1 |
Open Your Eyes Lerner without Loewe and the MGM Years 19521955 | 26 |
You Did It My Fair Lady Gigi and Beyond 19551958 | 62 |
One Brief Shining Moment Changing Partners 19591964 | 109 |
Rise and Look Around You From Clear Day to Coco 19651970 | 151 |
Matters of Consequence Collaborations Old and New 19701974 | 179 |
I Remember It Well Old Friends 19751980 | 213 |
Another Life The Final Years 19801986 | 243 |
Timeline | 299 |
Appendix | 305 |
References | 307 |
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