{"product_id":"alan-jay-lerner-a-lyricists-letters-hardcover","title":"Alan Jay Lerner: A Lyricist's Letters - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Jay Lerner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man behind \"I Could Have Danced all Night\" and \"Almost Like Being in Love\", lyricist Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986) is widely regarded as one of the most important figures of the American musical stage. In penning the lyrics to some of the most well-known and beloved Broadway shows, including \u003cem\u003eBrigadoon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePaint Your Wagon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMy Fair Lady\u003c\/em\u003e, and Camelot, Lerner worked and corresponded with some of the greatest luminaries of popular entertainment over a career which spanned four decades, from performers like Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews to composers like André Previn, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Strouse, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and especially Frederick Loewe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this rich collection of correspondence, most of it published for the first time, author Dominic McHugh sheds new light on Lerner's working relationships with these legendary figures. McHugh's extensive commentary reveals Lerner's turbulent partnerships with Loewe and Lane, his affection for Harrison, and his reverence for Burton. Particular emphasis is placed on Lerner's aborted projects with composers like Richard Rodgers and Arthur Schwartz. Especially valuable is the correspondence from his final years, in which he worked on a movie version of \u003cem\u003eThe Merry Widow\u003c\/em\u003e, a BBC TV series about musicals, and a musical version of \u003cem\u003eMy Man Godfrey\u003c\/em\u003e, none of which came to fruition. The collection ends with a poignant final exchange between Lerner and Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he was to have written \u003cem\u003eThe Phantom of the Opera\u003c\/em\u003e. Overall, this important and lively book reveals the highs and lows of the career of one of America's wittiest and most romantic lyricists.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDominic McHugh\u003c\/strong\u003e is Lecturer in Musicology at The University of Sheffield. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Musicology, with a specialism in American musical theater, and is the author of \u003cem\u003eLoverly: The Life and Times of \"My Fair Lady\"\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52469987180851,"sku":"9780199949274","price":154.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/uat19z23OO9780199949274.webp?v=1759409543","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/alan-jay-lerner-a-lyricists-letters-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}