The Library of America presents your ticket to the Golden Age of the Broadway musical

AMERICAN MUSICALSThe Complete Books and Lyrics of 16 Broadway Classics 1927–1969

Laurence Maslon, editor

JUNE

George S. Kaufman & Co. Broadway Comedies Nine zany classics from the 1920s and 30s, includ-ing Animal Crackers, You Can’t Take It With You,Stage Door, and The Man Who Came to Dinner.911 pp. • 978-1-931082-67-9 • $35 • #152 • 201626

Stephen Foster & Co. Lyrics of America’s First Great Popular SongsIntroduction by Ken EmersonThe music that started it all: “Beautiful Dreamer,”“Oh! Susanna,” and dozens more songs.208 pp. • 978-1-59853-070-4 • $20 • 600309 APP

Ira Gershwin Selected Lyrics Introduction by Robert KimballIncluding such unforgettable songs as “I GotRhythm,” “S’Wonderful,” “Embraceable You,”“Things Are Looking Up,” and dozens more.192 pp. • 978-1-59853-052-0 • $20 • 600297 APP

Cole Porter Selected Lyrics Introduction by Robert Kimball“Let’s Do It,” “Love for Sale,” “I Get a Kick Outof You,” “Anything Goes,” and much more.208 pp. • 978-1-931082-94-5 • $20 • 600219 APP

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The Broadway musical is one of America’sgreat indigenous art forms, a glorious hybridthat emerged “out of our speech, our tempo,our moral attitudes, our way of moving” (asLeonard Bernstein put it). Now, in a lavishly-produced two-volume collection, The Li-brary of America presents sixteen enduringmasterpieces charting the Broadway musical’snarrative tradition from the groundbreakingShow Boat (1927) through the genre’s GoldenAge to its response to the turbulent 1960swith the Tony Award–winning showsCabaret and 1776. Based on new research, thiscollection presents the complete libretto ofeach musical in its Broadway opening nightversion, making these beloved stories avail-able as never before. Irving Berlin and MossHart’s As Thousands Cheer is published herefor the first time. Show Boat and Pal Joey arepresented in newly restored versions. Sevenother shows, including South Pacific, Guysand Dolls, and My Fair Lady, return to printfor the first time in decades.

Each of these classic musicals has evolvedover time, receiving many important revivalsand new productions. This collectible boxedset offers readers unprecedented insight intothis living history with a selection of hard-to-find or previously unpublished supplemen-tary items, including lyrics of songs droppedout-of-town or added in later revivals. Illus-trated with full-color photographs and otherimages drawn from the original productions,the set also contains biographical sketches ofthe book writers and lyricists; cast lists andother information about the shows’ Broad-way openings; and detailed accounts of thepath each show took on the road to Broad-way. As a special feature, each box includessixteen full-color postcards reproducing theoriginal show posters (see right).

LAURENCE MASLON is an arts professor in the Graduate Acting Program atNew York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. The author or editor of sev-eral books about musical theater, including The South Pacific Companion,he co-wrote two episodes of the Emmy-winning Broadway: The AmericanMusical with Michael Kantor, as well as the companion volume. He alsowrote the acclaimed American Masters/Thirteen documentary RichardRodgers: The Sweetest Sounds. He lives in New York. Photo: Matthew Sussman.

2-VOL. BOXED SET: 1600 pp. • 978-1-59853-257-9 • $75 • loa #253 & 254 • 210027

American Musicals 1927–1949: The Complete Books & Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics

Show BoatBook and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II ∙ Music by Jerome Kern

As Thousands CheerLyrics and music by Irving Berlin ∙ Sketches by Moss Hart

Pal JoeyBook by John O’Hara ∙ Music by Richard Rodgers ∙ Lyrics by Lorenz Hart

Oklahoma!Music by Richard Rodgers ∙ Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

On the TownBook and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Music by Leonard Bernstein

Finian’s RainbowBook by E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy ∙ Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg

Music by Burton Lane

Kiss Me, KateMusic and lyrics by Cole Porter ∙ Book by Sam and Bella Spewack

South PacificMusic by Richard Rodgers ∙ Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan

800 pp. • 978-1-59853-258-6 • $37.50 • #253 • 202624

American Musicals 1950–1969: The Complete Books & Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics

Guys and DollsMusic and lyrics by Frank Loesser ∙ Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows

The Pajama GameBook by George Abbott and Richard Bissell

Music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross

My Fair LadyAdaptation and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner ∙ Music by Frederick Loewe

GypsyBook by Arthur Laurents ∙ Music by Jule Styne

Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumBook by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Fiddler on the RoofBook by Joseph Stein ∙ Music by Jerry Bock ∙ Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

CabaretBook by Joe Masteroff ∙ Music by John Kander ∙ Lyrics by Fred Ebb

1776Music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards ∙ Book by Peter Stone

800 pp. • 978-1-59853-259-3 • $37.50 • #254 • 202632

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