{"product_id":"the-abbott-touch-9781350340589","title":"The Abbott Touch","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis in-depth and original study examines 100 productions and analyses why George Abbott''s name became synonymous with the ''golden age'' of Broadway. What did Abbott contribute? How did he work? How did he innovate the industry? How did he survive so long? All of these inquiries, and more, lead to the most fundamental question of all: what exactly \u003ci\u003ewas\u003c\/i\u003e the famous Abbott touch?  For sixty years, George Abbott was a vital force in the American theatre. As an actor, playwright, director, librettist, play doctor, and producer, he laid his touch on approximately 100 New York productions, from \u003ci\u003eThe Pajama Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDamn Yankees\u003c\/i\u003e through to \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Mattress\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum\u003c\/i\u003e.  Spanning this incredible figure's work chronologically, each chapter of \u003ci\u003eThe Abbott Touch\u003c\/i\u003e examines a period of creativity in his life, culminating in how he became the famous multi-hyphenate artist he is now celebrated as. Beginning with his ear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgements  Prologue: The Paradox Known as Mister Abbott   Chapter 1: Pounding and Progressing on 42nd Street  (1913-1925) \u003ci\u003eThe Misleading Lady;  Lightnin’  Daddies;  The Broken Wing;  Dulcy;  Zander the Great;  White Desert;  Hell Bent for Heaven;  Lazybones;  Processional \u003c\/i\u003e                          Chapter 2: If You Want it Done Right, Write It and Direct It Yourself  (1925-1934) \u003ci\u003eThe Fall Guy;  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Holy Terror;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Love ’Em and Leave ’Em;  Broadway;  Chicago;  Spread Eagle;  Four Walls;  Coquette;  Bless You, Sister;  Gentlemen of the Press;  Ringside;  Jarnegan  Poppa;  Those We Love;  Louder, Please; \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Great Magoo;  Small Miracle;  Ladies’ Money;  Page Miss Glory\u003c\/i\u003e                   Chapter 3: If You Really Want It Done Better, Produce It Yourself  (1932-1940) \u003ci\u003eLilly Turner;  Heat Lightning;  The Drums Begin;  John Brown;  Kill that Story;  Sweet River; Angel Island;  Brown Sugar;  The Primrose Path;  Ring Two;  The          Unconquered;  Goodbye in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 4: How Did I Get Typecast in Farce?  (1932-1939) \u003ci\u003eTwentieth Century;  Boy Meets Girl;  Three Men on a Horse;  Brother Rat;  Room Service;  All that Glitters;  What a Life;  See My Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 5: The Celluloid Sidestep   (1918-1931) \u003ci\u003eThe Imposter;  The Carnival Man;  The Bishops Candlesticks;  Why Bring that Up?;  The Saturday Night Kid;  Halfway to Heaven;  All Quiet on the Western Front;  Manslaughter;  The Sea God;  Stolen Heaven;  Secrets of a Diary;  My Sin;  The Cheat\u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 6: Adding Songwriters to the Mix  (1935-1945) \u003ci\u003eJumbo;  On Your Toes;  The Boys from Syracuse;  Too Many Girls;  Best Foot Forward;  Beat the Band \u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 7: Entertaining the Homefront  (1942-1945) \u003ci\u003eJason; Kiss \u0026amp; Tell;  Get Away, Old Man;  A Highland Fling;  Snafu\u003c\/i\u003e  Image Selection   Chapter 8: Working with New (and Usually Younger) Faces   (1944-1949) \u003ci\u003eOn the Town;  Billion Dollar Baby;  Barefoot Boy with Cheek;   High Button Shoes;  Look Ma, I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003em Dancin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e’; \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e  Where’s Charley?;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e Touch and Go\u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 9: Post-War Blues   (1946-1961) \u003ci\u003eThe Dancer;  It Takes Two;  Mrs. Gibbons’ Boys;  The Number;  In Any Language;  Drink to Me; Only;  A Call on Kuprin;  The Skin of Our Teeth \u003c\/i\u003e(revival)   Chapter 10: That’s Entertainment?  (1940-1960) \u003ci\u003ePal Joey;  Beggar’s Holiday;  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn;  New Girl in Town;  Fiorello!;  Tenderloin\u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 11: All They Want Is Musicals   (1950-1955) \u003ci\u003eCall Me Madam;  Out of This World;  Wonderful Town;  Me and Juliet;  The Pajama Game;  On Your Toes \u003c\/i\u003e(revival);\u003ci\u003e  Damn Yankees \u003c\/i\u003e    Chapter 12: Ignoring the Sixties  (1959-1962) \u003ci\u003eTake Her, She’s Mine;  Never Too Late;  Once Upon a Mattress;  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum\u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 13: Almost But Not Quite  (1964-1989) \u003ci\u003eFade Out – Fade In;  Flora, the Red Menace;  Anya;  Help Stamp Out Marriage!;  Agatha Sue, I Love You;  How Now, Dow Jones;  The Education of H*Y*M*A*N  K*A*P*L*A*N;  The Fig Leaves Are Falling;   Norman, Is That You?;  Not Now, Darling;  Music Is;  Tropicana;  Frankie\u003c\/i\u003e   Chapter 14: Looking Back with Dubious Success  (1969-1994) \u003ci\u003eThree Men on a Horse\u003c\/i\u003e (revival);  \u003ci\u003eThe Pajama Game\u003c\/i\u003e (revival); \u003ci\u003e On Your Toes \u003c\/i\u003e(revival); \u003ci\u003e Broadway\u003c\/i\u003e (revival);\u003ci\u003e  Damn Yankees\u003c\/i\u003e (revival)   Epilogue: No Exit Music, Please   Appendices: George Abbott’s New York Theatre Productions               George Abbott's Films               George Abbott’s Awards and Honors   End Notes   Selected Bibliography   Index   About the Author","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738621522263,"sku":"9781350340589","price":26.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-abbott-touch-9781350340589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}