{"product_id":"song-of-the-season-9781350423725","title":"Song of the Season","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat links the popular songs You''ll Never Walk Alone,  Send in the Clowns, Memory and I Am What I Am? They all originated in Broadway musicals. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSong of the Season\u003c\/i\u003e is for those who believe that the score is at the heart of a musical and is the essential building block on which the rest of a show is built. Through a systematic historical survey from 1891 to 2023 it argues that the best musicals survive because of their songs, from early 20th century classics such as \u003ci\u003eShow Boat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOklahoma! \u003c\/i\u003ethrough to the contemporary sound of \u003ci\u003eDear Evan Hansen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003elooking at outstanding songs from each Broadway season, the development and history of the musical is illustrated with a fresh perspective. As song styles and popular music tastes changed throughout the decades this structure charts the progress of American showtunes alongside popular music forms as songs evolved from the waltz and ragtime to jazz, rock, rap and hip-hop. Fa\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019655184727,"sku":"9781350423725","price":67.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350423725.jpg?v=1750780926","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/song-of-the-season-9781350423725","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}