Television Musicals: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 222 Shows Written for and Presented on Television, 1944-1996 - Hardcover

Baxter, Joan

9780786402861: Television Musicals: Plots, Critiques, Casts and Credits for 222 Shows Written for and Presented on Television, 1944-1996

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786402865 ISBN 13: 9780786402861

Publisher: McFarland Publishing, 1997

In this work, 222 musicals developed specifically for television are fully detailed, including musical episodes from nonmusical shows, animated specials that appealed to adults as well as children, and operas and related works commissioned for the small screen. Each entry provides air date, network, running time, cast and credits, and a listing of all the songs. A plot synopsis follows these data, focusing on the show itself and the story from which it was adapted; information on award nominations and awards won, recordings, videos, and published music is then provided. Contemporary reviews of the show complete the entry.

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About the Author:

The late Joan Baxter lived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Review:

"a thoroughly researched and well written history of an underappreciated genre" -- Past Times

"as a reference work it succeeds admirably. ... valuable" -- ARBA

"excellent" -- Show Music

"sensibly arranged...fascinating" -- Choice

"top-notch documentation" -- Television Chronicles

"will enrich television and musical reference collections more than musicals have enriched TV" -- Rettig on Reference

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