Here’s a little bit of info about Applause and their librettos:
The Applause Libretto Library Series
Most of the plays and musicals that premiered on Broadway in the middle of the twentieth century were also published as books—they were meant to be read as well as seen. Those editions, which omitted distracting technical information and guidelines for the director, were perfect for reading like a novel. Now, with The Applause Libretto Library Series, Applause Theatre & Cinema Books has revived the tradition of publishing great Broadway musicals in editions meant to be read and savored.
For the series, Applause Books has selected, and continues to select, the most important and the most popular Broadway musicals, including A Chorus Line, City of Angels, The Fantasticks, The Full Monty, Fiddler on the Roof, Grey Gardens, Hairspray, Passing Strange, Rent, and tick, tick…BOOM! Additionally, Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Sunday in the Park with George, and Sweeney Todd can be bought separately or in one complete volume, Four by Sondheim. The latest additions to the series, all published in 2010 are Avenue Q, Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first musical) and The Sound of Music (their last).
New in The Applause Libretto Library Series
Avenue Q: The Musical – Princeton is a bright-eyed college grad. He has big dreams and a tiny bank account. He’s a new resident of New York City. And he’s a puppet.
Broadway has never seen anything like Avenue Q, a mischievous and often raunchy look at the adult challenges of living in New York City, told mostly through the lives of puppets. Avenue Q won three Tony Awards in 2004 and has been produced all over the world. It ran on Broadway for six years and is currently playing Off Broadway.
book by Jeff Whitty, lyrics by Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx
ISBN: 978-1-4234-8904-7 160 pages Paperback Color photo inserts $16.99
Oklahoma! – The road to true love never runs smoothly. With Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, holding the reins, love’s journey is a bumpy ride down a country road, but the new life they make together will begin in this brand-new state.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre that are still being followed today.
music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on the play by Lynn Riggs
ISBN: 978-1-4234-9056-2 130 pages Paperback Color photo insert $16.99
The Sound of Music – Maria, the new governess for the seven children of a widowed naval captain, introduces the children to music. After she and the captain marry, Austria is annexed by Nazi Germany, and the family must escape over the mountains into Switzerland on the eve of World War II.
This stellar collaboration was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical, complete with the most thrilling and inspirational finale ever presented in theatre.
book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
suggested by The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
ISBN: 978-1-4234-9079-1 150 pages Paperback Color photo insert $16.99
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