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Book SynopsisA handy and engaging chronicle, this book is the most detailed production history to date of the original Broadway version of Cabaret, showing how the show evolved from Christopher Isherwood''s Berlin stories, into John van Druten''s stage play, a British film adaptation, and then the Broadway musical, conceived and directed by Harold Prince as an early concept musical. With nearly 40 illustrations, full cast credits, and a bibliography, The Making of Cabaret will appeal to musical theatre aficionados, theatre specialists, and students and performers of musical theatre.
Trade ReviewEntertaining and knowledgeable, [Cabaret] adds usefully to our understanding of creative processes - and it's a thoroughly good read. * Arthur Pritchard, Journal of Theatre Research International *
Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Sally Bowles and Berlin ; 2. Prince of Broadway ; 3. Curtain of Light, Tilted Mirror ; 4. Cabaret Ambience ; 5. Kander and Ebb ; 6. Casting ; 7. Rehearsals and Boston ; 8. Broadway Opening ; 9. Reincarnations and Revisions ; The Future: A Conclusion
