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 musical.
"A breezy, thoroughly diverting delight. . . Mordden is such a vivacious guide that, by himself, he can make the old shows sing. . . Authoritative without being serious or stuffy."
The New York Times Book Review on Everything's Coming Up Roses
"Mordden brings [the Broadway musical] to life with the immediacy of an eyewitness hanging over the balcony railing."
The Los Angeles Times on Everything's Coming Up Roses
"Mordden never misses a cue, covering everything from off-Broadway to the English musical."
