Sondheim & Lloyd-Webber: The New Musical (The Great Songwriters) - Hardcover

"Well worth reading. He supplies a great deal of fascinating biographical information; his musical analyses are blessedly easy to follow; he quotes extensively from critics, and points out positive qualities in both composers which have often been overlooked."--Times Literary Supplement
"A well-written, engaging account--simultaneously successful as critical history and biographical study--by an author obviously in love with his subject."--American Theater
Acclaim for the first two volumes of
Stephen Citron's distinguished series The Great Songwriters
Noel and Cole
The Sophisticates
"A must for the theater buff."
--Performance Magazine
"A courageous and highly successful chronicle of two great legends of the theater, music, and film worlds during the first half of the 20th century."
--Library Journal
"For would-be songwriters, the book seems priceless. For the rest of us, it is well worth reading."
--New York Newsday
The Wordsmiths
Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner
"Highly entertaining and admirably comprehensive."
--The Chicago Tribune
"Told with loving detail by that musical sleuth Stephen Citron, this is a great book about two great men."
--Don Black, lyricist of Sunset Boulevard and Song and Dance
"His book time-travels the reader into the world and words of two masters creating for a musical theater whose moment will not be seen again."
--Dory Previn
"Well worth reading. He supplies a great deal of fascinating biographical information; his musical analyses are blessedly easy to follow; he quotes extensively from critics, and points out positive qualities in both composers which have often been overlooked."--Times Literary Supplement
"A well-written, engaging account--simultaneously successful as critical history and biographical study--by an author obviously in love with his subject."--American Theater
Acclaim for the first two volumes of
Stephen Citron's distinguished series The Great Songwriters

Noel and Cole
The Sophisticates

"A must for the theater buff."
--Performance Magazine

"A courageous and highly successful chronicle of two great legends of the theater, music, and film worlds during the first half of the 20th century."
--Library Journal

"For would-be songwriters, the book seems priceless. For the rest of us, it is well worth reading."
--New York Newsday

The Wordsmiths
Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner

"Highly entertaining and admirably comprehensive."
--The Chicago Tribune

"Told with loving detail by that musical sleuth Stephen Citron, this is a great book about two great men."
--Don Black, lyricist of Sunset Boulevard and Song and Dance

"His book time-travels the reader into the world and words of two masters creating for a musical theater whose moment will not be seen again."
--Dory Previn
"Well worth reading. He supplies a great deal of fascinating biographical information; his musical analyses are blessedly easy to follow; he quotes extensively from critics, and points out positive qualities in both composers which have often been overlooked."--Times Literary Supplement
"A well-written, engaging account--simultaneously successful as critical history and biographical study--by an author obviously in love with his subject."--American Theater
Acclaim for the first two volumes of
Stephen Citron's distinguished series The Great Songwriters
Noel and Cole
The Sophisticates
"A must for the theater buff."
--Performance Magazine
"A courageous and highly successful chronicle of two great legends of the theater, music, and film worlds during the first half of the 20th century."
--Library Journal
"For would-be songwriters, the book seems priceless. For the rest of us, it is well worth reading."
--New York Newsday
The Wordsmiths
Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner
"Highly entertaining and admirably comprehensive."
--The Chicago Tribune
"Told with loving detail by that musical sleuth Stephen Citron, this is a great book about two great men."
--Don Black, lyricist of Sunset Boulevard and Song and Dance
"His book time-travels the reader into the world and words of two masters creating for a musical theater whose moment will not be seen again."
--Dory Previn
"Well worth reading. He supplies a great deal of fascinating biographical information; his musical analyses are blessedly easy to follow; he quotes extensively from critics, and points out positive qualities in both composers which have often been overlooked."--Times Literary Supplement

"A well-written, engaging account--simultaneously successful as critical history and biographical study--by an author obviously in love with his subject."--American Theater

Acclaim for the first two volumes of
Stephen Citron's distinguished series The Great Songwriters
Noel and Cole
The Sophisticates
"A must for the theater buff."
--Performance Magazine
"A courageous and highly successful chronicle of two great legends of the theater, music, and film worlds during the first half of the 20th century."
--Library Journal
"For would-be songwriters, the book seems priceless. For the rest of us, it is well worth reading."
--New York Newsday

The Wordsmiths
Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner
"Highly entertaining and admirably comprehensive."
--The Chicago Tribune
"Told with loving detail by that musical sleuth Stephen Citron, this is a great book about two great men."
--Don Black, lyricist of Sunset Boulevard and Song and Dance
"His book time-travels the reader into the world and words of two masters creating for a musical theater whose moment will not be seen again."
--Dory Previn

"Well worth reading. He supplies a great deal of fascinating biographical information; his musical analyses are blessedly easy to follow; he quotes extensively from critics, and points out positive qualities in both composers which have often been overlooked."--Times Literary Supplement

"A well-written, engaging account--simultaneously successful as critical history and biographical study--by an author obviously in love with his subject."--American Theater

Acclaim for the first two volumes of
Stephen Citron's distinguished series The Great Songwriters
Noel and Cole
The Sophisticates
"A must for the theater buff."
--Performance Magazine
"A courageous and highly successful chronicle of two great legends of the theater, music, and film worlds during the first half of the 20th century."
--Library Journal
"For would-be songwriters, the book seems priceless. For the rest of us, it is well worth reading."
--New York Newsday

The Wordsmiths
Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner
"Highly entertaining and admirably comprehensive."
--The Chicago Tribune
"Told with loving detail by that musical sleuth Stephen Citron, this is a great book about two great men."
--Don Black, lyricist of Sunset Boulevard and Song and Dance
"His book time-travels the reader into the world and words of two masters creating for a musical theater whose moment will not be seen again."
--Dory Previn

Complete with a quadruple chronology (Sondheim, Lloyd-Webber, US Theater, British Theater) and many never before published illustrations, Sondheim & Lloyd-Webber is a must-read for all theater lovers. "A well-written, engaging account--simultaneously successful as critical history and biographical study--by an author obviously in love with his subject." --American Theater "Well worth reading. He supplies a great deal of fascinating biographical information; his musical analyses are blessedly easy to follow; he quotes extensively from critics, and points out positive qualities in both composers which have often been overlooked." --Times Literary Supplement