Open a New Window

In the 1960s, the Broadway musical was revolutionized from an entertainment characterized by sentimental standards, such as
Camelot and
Hello, Dolly! , to one of brilliant and bittersweet masterpieces, such as
Cabaret and
Fiddler on the Roof. In
Open a New Window, Ethan Mordden continues his history of the Broadway musical with the decade that bridged the gap between the romantic, fanciful entertainments of the fifties, such as
Call Me, Madam, to the seventies when sophisticated fare, such as
A Little Night Music and
Follies, was commonplace. Here in brilliant detail is the decade and the people that forever transformed the Broadway muscial.