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  First Edition of Douglas J. Cohen's How to Survive a Killer Musical; Inscribed by Him to Broadway Composer Charles Strouse in the Year of Publication

  COHEN, Douglas J. [Charles Strouse].

  How to Survive a Killer Musical: Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway.

  Essex, Connecticut: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2023.

  First edition of the composer-lyricist's candid memoir of bringing his musical No Way to Treat a Lady to the stage. Octavo, original publisher's boards, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, "For Charles, In appreciation of your wonderful music, friendship, and support. All my best, Doug. 11/4/23." The recipient, Charles Strouse, was a Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer whose fifty-year career produced some of the most enduring works in the history of American musical theater, among them Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie, as well as the theme song for the classic sitcom All in the Family ("Those Were the Days"). His partnership with Martin Charnin on Annie produced one of Broadway's most successful scores ever, with "Tomorrow" and other songs from the production becoming enduring American musical standards admired by generations. His reach knew no genre or generation, from a number-one Billboard hit in 1958 to Jay-Z's Grammy-winning sampling of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" four decades later, and his honors include three Tony Awards and induction into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Theater Hall of Fame. From the collection of Strouse and his wife, the choreographe...

  Price: $400.00     Item Number: 152206

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