Книга: George M. «The Confessions of Young Nero»
In the Roman Empire no one is safe from the sting of betrayal: man, woman - or child. As a boy, Nero's royal heritage becomes a threat to his very life, first when the mad emperor Caligula tries to drown him, then when his great aunt attempts to secure her own son's inheritance. Faced with shocking acts of treachery, young Nero is dealt a harsh lesson: it is better to be cruel than dead. While Nero idealizes the artistic and athletic principles of Greece, his very survival rests on his ability to navigate the sea of vipers that is Rome. Most lethal of all is his own mother, Agrippina, whose only goal is to control the empire. But as her machinations earn her son a title he is both tempted and terrified to assume, Nero's determination to escape her thrall will shape him into the man he was fated to become - an Emperor who became legendary. With impeccable research and captivating prose, The Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret George is the story of a boy's ruthless ascension to the... Формат: Мягкая бумажная, 514 стр.
ISBN: 9781447283331 |
George M!
:"For the 2006 Off-Broadway musical, see
Infobox Musical
name=George M!
imagesize=thumb|300px
caption= George M! Original Broadway Cast Album
music=
lyrics= George M. Cohan
book=
basis= The life of
productions= 1968 Broadway
1970 US Television adaptation
awards=
"George M!" is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart,
The story covers the period from the late 1880s until 1937 and focuses on Cohan's life and
Productions
After eight previews, the Broadway production, directed and
A television adaptation, presented as a staged reading of the musical with the performers discussing Cohan's life and work between rehearsal-style song-and-dance routines, was broadcast by
ynopsis
;Act I
Jerry and Nellie Cohan waste no time adding their young son to their travelling vaudeville act, "The Four Cohans", with sister Josie. By the time George is 20, they are playing the Columbia Theatre in
;Act II
George's career soars higher and higher. He is now a producer, and he and his partner, Sam H. Harris sign
ong list
;Act I
* Musical Moon -- Jerry Cohan and Nellie Grove
* Oh, You Wonderful Boy -- Josie Cohan
* All Aboard for Broadway -- George M. Cohan and Four Cohans
* Musical Comedy Man -- Four Cohans and Full Company
* All Aboard for Broadway (Reprise) -- Four Cohans and Full Company
* I Was Born in Virginia -- Ethel Levey
* Twentieth Century Love -- Four Cohans and Ethel Levey
* My Town -- George M. Cohan
* Billie -- Agnes Nolan
* Push Me Along in My Pushcart -- Ethel Levey and Pushcart Girls
* Ring to the Name of Rose -- Josie Cohan and Bell Ringers
* Popularity -- Willie and Full Company
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* Forty-five Minutes from Broadway -- George M. Cohan and Rose
* So Long, Mary -- George M. Cohan, Sam Harris, Rose, Freddie and Ma Templeton
* Down by the Erie -- Secretary, Politicians, Little Girl in Templeton scene and Full Company
* Mary -- Fay Templeteon
* All Our Friends -- Sam Harris and Full Company
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* Nellie Kelly I Love You -- George M. Cohan and Full Company
* Harrigan -- George M. Cohan and Full Company
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* The City -- Full Company
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* Dancing Our Worries Away -- Full Company
* The Great Easter Sunday Parade -- Full Company
* Hannah's a Hummer -- Full Company
* Barnum and Bailey Rag -- Full Company
* The Belle of the Barber's Ball -- Full Company
* The American Ragtime -- Full Company
* All in the Wearing -- Full Company
* I Want to Hear a Yankee Doodle Tune -- Full Company
Characters and original cast
*George M. Cohan – Joel Grey
*Jerry Cohan (George's father) – Jerry Dodge
*Ethel Levey (George's first wife) – Jamie Donnelly
*Nellie Cohan (George's mother) – Betty Ann Grove
*Agnes Nolan (George's second wife) – Jill O'Hara
*Josie Cohan (George's sister) – Bernadette Peters
*Fay Templeton – Jacqueline Alloway
*Sam Harris (producer) – Harvey Evans
Awards and nominations
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*Tony Award for Best Choreography (winner)
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References
External links
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* [http://www.tamswitmark.com/musicals/georgem.html Tams-Witmark plot details]
* [http://www.nodanw.com/shows_g/george_m.htm Information from the NODA website]
* [http://www.broadwaymusicalhome.com/shows/georgem.htm Profile of the show from BroadwayMusicalHome.com]
Источник: George M!
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