Deconstructing Harold Hill: An Insider's Guide to Musical Theatre

Following on the success of the very popular and well-reviewed From Assassins to West Side Story comes Deconstructing Harold Hill. This is a book for all fans of musical theatre, and a must for directors and actors. Scott Miller's thoughtful analyses of some of the great works of the musical theatre take the buff or the professional on a journey of discovery. Each chapter looks at one musical, addressing:textual and musical themesways in which production design can support those themesinsight into the motivation and background of the charactershistorical and social context of the action of the showand much more.Miller spotlights The Music Man, Chicago, The King and I, Passion, Ragtime, Sunday in the Park with George,