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Enchanted Evenings:The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber

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by Block, Geoffrey


  Prokofiev, Sergei, 59

  Promenade (from “The Dance at the Gym”) (Bernstein), 302, 303, 305

  “Promenade” (Lerner and Loewe), 265, 266

  “Public Enemy No. 1” (Porter), 53

  Puccini, Giacomo, 94, 195, 294, 349, 383–84, 388, 390, 392, 393, 403, 409, W109n29, W121n57, W132n25

  “Puttin’ on the Ritz” (Berlin), 104

  “Putting It Together” (Sondheim), 368, 369, 370, 378, W128n68

  Pygmalion (Shaw), 10, 232, 262–70, 273, 277, 327

  Pygmalion [film], 267, 268–69, 270

  “Queenie’s Ballyhoo” (Kern and Hammerstein), 29, 30, 159

  “Questions and Answers” (Rodgers and Hart). See “The Three B’s”

  “Quiet Night” (Rodgers and Hart), 90, 91, 190, 228

  A Quiet Place (Bernstein) [opera], 308, W122n77

  Quintet in E Major, op. 11, no. 5 (Boccherini), W103n29

  Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 355, W132n26

  Radio Days [film], 180

  “The Rain in Spain” (Lerner and Loewe), 269, 274, 275, W114nn26, W114n28

  Raitt, John, xi, 202

  Rall, Tommy, 315, 318

  Ramin, Sid, 308

  Randell, Ron, 314, 316

  The Rape of Lucretia (Britten) [opera], W118n27

  Rapunzel’s Theme (Sondheim), 372, 373. See also The Bean Theme

  Rasch, Albertina, 87, W98n23

  Rattle, Simon, 173

  Ravel, Maurice, 59, 104

  “A Real Nice Clambake” (Rodgers and Hammerstein), xx, 198, 206, 313, W104n5

  “A Real Nice Hayride” (attributed to Rodgers and Hammerstein), xx, 198, W104n5

  “Recondite armonia” (Puccini), 391, W132n22

  Red, Hot and Blue! (Porter), 215, W86n5

  Redemption through Love (Wagner). See “I Have a Love”

  Reprises, 358–60

  Riedel, Michael, 409

  Regina (Blitzstein), 112, 285, 286, 390, W118n27

  Rent (Larson), xxvii, 170, 310, 393, W131n5

  Rex (Rodgers and Harnick), 213

  Rhapsodie Espagnole (Ravel), W118n27

  Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin), 59, 148, 162, W86n17

  “Rhapsody on a Windy Night” (Eliot) [poem], 385

  Das Rheingold (Wagner) [opera], 298, 300

  Rhodes, Erik, 156

  Rice, Elmer, 136

  Rice, Tim, 384, 389

  Rich, Frank, 89, 365, 370, W134n56

  “The Rich” (Blitzstein), 125, 126, 128

  “Rich and Happy” (Sondheim), 373, 380

  Richardson, Miranda, 399

  Richman, Harry, 104

  Riis, Thomas L., xxii

  The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Brecht and Weill), 117, 131, 132, 147

  “River Family” (Kern), 28–29, 29–30, 73, 390, W89n77, W121n65

  Rivera, Diego, 182

  “The Road You Didn’t Take” (Sondheim), 377

  Road Show (Sondheim), 338, W75n22

  Robbins, Jerome, xxv, xxvi, 11, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 293, 295, 308, 327, 330, 335, 338, 342, 346, 347, 365, 382

  Robbins, Tim, xviii, 180, 182, 184, 185, 186

  Robert le Diable (Meyerbeer), 399

  Roberta (Kern and Harbach) [stage versus screen], 39, 156–57, 189

  Roberti, Lyda, 157

  Robeson, Paul, xxiv, 24, 26, 160, 162, 191, 364, W101n5

  Robinson, Paul, xiv, W76n11

  Rockefeller, Nelson, 182

  Rodeo (Copland), 136

  “Rodger Young” (Loesser), 235

  Rodgers, Richard, xxvi, 5, 6, 23, 42, 63–64, 132, 144, 243, 293, 342, 359, W100n53, W114n24. See also Rodgers (Richard) and Hammerstein (Oscar)

  Rodgers (Richard) and Hammerstein (Oscar), xi, xii, xiv, xxvi, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 39, 47, 49, 87, 107, 108, 109, 110, 143, 153, 155, 176, 195–214 (196), 215, 216, 217, 218, 225, 231, 233, 246, 252, 261–62, 263, 264, 265, 277, 310–14, 324, 349, 362, 373, 374, 381, 382, 386, 394, 408, W113n17, W113n19

  Rodgers (Richard) and Hart (Lorenz), xxvi, 6, 8, 14, 42, 83–111, 143, 150, 158, 176–80, 189, 190, 195, 212, 213, 215, 221

  Rodzinski, Artur, 281

  Rogers, Ginger, 60, 85, 136

  Romberg, Sigmund, 4, 155, 389, W77n20, W132n17

  Rome, Harold, 14, 120, W77n20

  Roméo et Juliette (Berlioz) [dramatic symphony], W120n46

  Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) [opera], 290–91

  Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev) [ballet], 291

  Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare) [play], xxiii, 11, 281, 283, 290–94, 296, 298, 329, 361, W116n60

  Romeo and Juliet Overture (Tchaikovsky), 285, 286, 296, 390, W118n27, W120n46, W123n78

  Romeo and Juliet [Zeffirelli film], 291, W120n48

  Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare and early versions), W120n45

  Ronell, Ann, 187

  Rooney, Mickey, 189

  Rosalie (stage versus film), 155, 156, 189

  Rose-Marie (Friml, Stothart, and Hammerstein), 21

  Rosenberg, Deena, W81n54, W89n81

  Ross, Herbert, 376

  Rossum, Emmy, 398, 399, 400

  Royce, Rosita, 104

  Ruick, Barbara, 311

  Ruggles, Charles, xxiv, 163, 164, 165, 189

  The Rumble (Bernstein), 280, 295, 303, 328, 329, 330, W118n33

  Run, Little Chillun! (Johnson), 70

  Runyon, Damon, 241, 259, 321

  “Runyonland” (Loesser), 241

  Russell, Rosalind, W125n1

  Saddler, Donald, 89

  “The Saga of Jenny” (Weill and I. Gershwin), 136, 139, 142, 375–76, W129n82

  “The Saga of Lenny” (Sondheim), W129n82

  Saidy, Fred, W113n17

  “Sailor Beware” (Whiting and Robin), 165

  St. Cyr, Lili, 103, 104

  St. Elmo’s Fire [film], 398

  St. Louis Woman (Arlen and Mercer), 169

  St. Matthew Passion (Bach), 391

  Salieri, Antonio, 397

  Sally (Kern et al.), 22

  Sanders, Ronald, W97n2, W98n17

  San Juan, Olga, 187

  Sarandon, Susan, 186

  Saturday Night (Sondheim), 341, W126n20

  Savran, David, 352, 371

  “Say a Prayer for Me Tonight” (Lerner and Loewe), 265, 266, 276

  Schebera, Jürgen, W97n2

  Schildkraut, Joseph, 193

  Schillinger, Joseph, 59, W86n10

  Schoenberg, Arnold, xii, 116, 131, 266, 345, 346, 382, W126n30

  Schönberg, Claude-Michel. See Boublil (Alain) and Schönberg (Claude-Michel)

  “School Days,” 391–92, W132n22

  Schopenhauer, Arthur, 178

  Schubert, Franz, xii, 93, 221, 390, W91n28

  Schumacher, Joel, xxiii, 398, 401

  Schuman, William, 234

  Schwartz, Arthur, W113n17

  Schwartz, Charles, 64, W86n6

  Schwartz, Stephen, xxvi, 346, 347

  Scott, Matthew, W97n2

  See America First (Porter), 42

  Segal, Vivienne, 101, 102

  Seiter, William A., 187, 188

  “Send in the Clowns” (Sondheim), 349, 359, 381

  Señor Discretion (Loesser), 259

  “The Servants’ Chorus” (Lerner and Loewe), 265, W114n28

  Seurat, Georges, 365, 366–69, 370, 381, 382

  Seven Lively Arts (Porter), 215

  Shakespeare, William, 11, 210, 217, 225–32, 280, 290–94, 298, 317, 318, 329, 361, W124n10

  Shall We Dance (G. and I. Gershwin) [film], 82, 190, W90n7

  Sharaff, Irene, W98n17

  Shaw, Charlotte, 267

  Shaw, George Bernard, 10, 229, 261, 262, 263–70, 273, 277, W116n56

  “Shaw Nuff” (Gillespie), 391

  “She Didn’t Say Yes” (Kern and Harbach), 88

  “She gonna come home wit’ me” (Loesser), 258

  Sheridan, Jamey, 183

  “She’s Leaving Home” (The Beatles), xii

 
Shevelove, Bert, 342, 346

  Shirley, Wayne, 68, W73n6, W76n13, W89n80

  Short, Hazzard, 138, W98n23

  Show Boat (Kern and Hammerstein) [musical], xiii, xviii, xx, xxi, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19–39 (25), 43, 45, 48, 50, 57, 61, 65, 70, 72, 99, 111, 128, 153, 154, 155, 159, 199, 200, 231, 236, 296, 338, 346, 348, 373, 378, 382, 390, 391

  Synopsis (W8–9)

  Discography and Filmography (W22–23)

  Appendix A (W29)

  Appendix D (W37–41)

  Notes (W79n26, W89n77, W121n65)

  Show Boat [1936 film], xxiv, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159–163 (160), 189, 191, 324, 361, 364

  Show Boat [1951 film], 158–59, 188, 314–15

  Show Boat [novel], 22, 34, W78n14

  “Show Me” (Lerner and Loewe), 275, 325

  Shostakovich, Dmitri, 94

  “Shufflin’ Sam” (Kern and Wodehouse), W80n47

  Sidney, George, 310, 315

  Silk Stockings (Porter), 232

  Sills, Beverly, 112

  Simmons, Jean, 319, 321, 325, W124n13

  Simon, Neil, 376, W129n83

  Simon, Robert, 27

  Sinatra, Frank, 177, 178, 180, 322

  “Sing a Song of Social Significance” (Rome), 120

  “Sing like the Bluebird” (Porter), 164

  Singer, Barry, W74n10

  Singin’ in the Rain [film], 332, W125n25

  The Singing Detective [film], 180

  “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” (Loesser), 246, 321

  1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Bernstein and Lerner), 278, 308

  Skin of Our Teeth (Wilder), 136

  “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Rodgers), 87, 88, 91, 99, 100, 110, 190, 280, W106n24

  “Small House of Uncle Thomas” (Robbins), 281

  Smith, Cecil, 20, W73n4

  Smith, Oliver, 321

  Smith, Queenie, 59

  “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” 157

  Smokey Joe’s Café (Leiber and Stoller), xxvii

  Snelson, John, 387, 389, 390, 392, 393, 405, 406–07, 408, W74n10, W132n22, W133n36, W133n46, W134n49

  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [film], 156, W125n25

  “So in Love” (Porter), 219, 227, 228–29, 314, 316, 358, 402–3

  “Soliloquy” (Rodgers and Hammerstein), 84, 204, 205, 206, 207, 214, 312, 313

  Solomon, Maynard, W91n28

  “Some Enchanted Evening” (Rodgers and Hammerstein), 381, W133n46

  “Somehow I Never Could Believe” (Weill and Hughes), W105n11

  Something for the Boys (Porter), 189

  “Something Had to Happen” (Kern and Harbach), 157

  “Something’s Coming” (Bernstein and Sondheim), 286–87, 289–90, 294, 304–5, 329

  “Somewhere” (Bernstein and Sondheim), 280, 284, 285, 286, 288, 289, 294, 295, 296–301 (297, 299, 300), 305, 306, 307, 330, W119n36, W122n73, W123n80, W123n82

  Sondheim, Stephen, xiii, xiv, xv, xx, xxi, xxvi, xxvii, xxviii, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 213, 234, 243, 279, 281, 282, 283, 284, 288, 289, 290, 293, 308, 321, 328, 330, 335–82 (336, 345), 386, 387–88, 389, 408, W94n59

  Song of Love [film], 187

  Song of the Flame (Gershwin, Stothart, and Hammerstein), 21

  “Song of the Zodiac.” See “Zodiac Song”

  “Soon” (Sondheim), 359

  “Sorry-Grateful (Sondheim), 378

  The Sound of Music (Rodgers and Hammerstein), 15, 176, 213, 233, 331, W107n34, W125n125

  South Pacific (Rodgers and Hammerstein), xi, xii, 14, 108, 130, 143, 169, 176, 198, 213, 214, 216, 231, 233, 236, 281, 311, 342, 381

  “Speak Low” (Weill and Nash), 147, 148, 149, 186

  Spewack, Bella, 10, 136, 217, 218, 225–27, 232, 317

  Spewack, Sam, 10, 136, 218, 225–27, 232, 317

  Spialek, Hans, 44, 89, 90

  Spitzer, John, W88n69

  The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie [film], 402

  “Sposalizio” (Loesser), 254

  Sporting Life’s theme (Gershwin), 77, 78

  Stade, Frederica von, W78n6

  “Ständchen” (Schubert). See “Ungeduld”

  “Standing on the Corner” (Loesser), 252, 253, 254, 255

  A Star Is Born (Arlen and I. Gershwin) [film], 151

  Star Wars [film], 386

  Starlight Express (Lloyd Webber and Stilgoe), 385, 386, 409, W131n2

  “The Star Spangled Banner” (words by Key), 391

  Starr, Larry, xxii, 72, 76, W73n6

  State Fair (Rodgers and Hammerstein), 187, 203

  “Stay with Me” (Sondheim), 373

  Stempel, Larry, 301, W100n53, W105n11, W114n30, W122n76

  Sternfeld, Jessica, 389, 390, 393, 405, 409, W74n10, W131n13, W132n25, W133n41, W133n44

  Stevenson, Robert M., W101n63

  Stokowski, Leopold, 103

  Stormy Weather [film], 156

  “The Story of Lucy and Jessie” (Sondheim), 375–76, 377

  The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle [film], 39

  Stradling, Harry, 324

  “Stranger Than You Dreamt It” (Lloyd Webber and Hart), 405

  Stratas, Teresa, W78n6

  Strauss, Johann Jr., 14

  Strauss, Richard, 143, 349

  Stravinsky, Igor, 107, 116, 348, 382, 389

  Street Scene (Weill and Rice), 132, 136, 143, 152, 253, W105n11

  A Streetcar Named Desire (Williams) [play], 320

  Strike Up the Band (G. and I. Gershwin), 60, 155, 189

  Stritch, Elaine, 27, 103

  Strunsky, Michael, 171

  The Student Prince in Heidelberg (Romberg and Donnelly), 4, W76n5

  Stroman, Susan, 27

  Strouse, Charles, xxvi

  Styne, Jule, 234, 335, 336, 342, 365, W77n20

  “Suddenly It’s Spring” (Burke and Van Heusen), 186

  Sutherland, Joan, 325

  “Sue Me” (Loesser), 247, 322, W111n15

  “Summertime” (Gershwin and Heyward), 59, 79, 169, 175

  “Sunday” (Sondheim), 367, 369, 370

  Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte [Seurat painting], 366, 368, 369, 370

  Sunday in the Park with George (Sondheim) [musical], xx, 15, 308, 337, 338, 365–71 (368, 369), 375, 379–80, 386

  Synopsis (W9)

  Discography and Filmography (W24)

  Appendix A (W29)

  Appendix T (W68)

  Sunny (Kern, Harbach, and Hammerstein), 21, 22

  Sunset Boulevard (Lloyd Webber and Black), xxvii, xxviii, 173, 386, 394, 408, 409, W126n31, W130n2, W132n26, W134n53

  “Surabaya Johnny” (Brecht and Weill), 142

  Suskin, Steven, 236, 388, W107n1

  Swain, Joseph P., xiii-xiv, xv, xix, xxii, 220, 295, 301, 387, 394, W89n81, W97n1, W106n32, W107n10, W121n63

  Sweeney Todd (Sondheim) [musical], xiii, xxvi, xxvii, 288, 338, 346–60, 365, 366, 379, 386, 390

  Synopsis (W9)

  Discography and Filmography (W24)

  Appendix A (W29–30)

  Appendix S (W66–67)

 

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