Dash, Irene G. <br/><br/>
Shakespeare and the American musical / 
Irene G. Dash. 
 - Bloomington, Ind. :  Chesham :  Indiana University Press ;  Combined Academic [distributor],  2010. 
 - 208 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Irene G. Dash explores the influence of Shakespeare on American musical theatre, through analyses of five seminal productions from 1938 through 1971: The Boys from Syracuse; Kiss me, Kate; West Side Story; Your Own Thing; & Two Gentlemen of Verona. She shows how these productions contributed to the growing sophistication of musical comedy. 
<br/><br/> Specialized. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780253354143 (hbk.) :  £54.00 0253354145 (hbk.) :  £54.00 9780253221520 (pbk.) :  £18.99 0253221528 (pbk.) :  £18.99 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Influence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Musicals--History and criticism.--United States--20th century
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>782.1'4'0973