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The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals Dan Dietz ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD Lanham • Boulder • New York • London Published by Rowman & Littlefield A wholly owned subsidiary of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 4501 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706 www.rowman.com Unit A, Whitacre Mews, 26-34 Stannary Street, London SE11 4AB Copyright © 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Information Available Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Dietz, Dan, 1945– Title: The complete book of 1990s Broadway musicals / Dan Dietz. Description: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016013434 (print) | LCCN 2016014564 (ebook) | ISBN 9781442272132 (hardback : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781442272149 (electronic) Subjects: LCSH: Musicals—New York (State)—New York—20th century History and criticism. Classification: LCC ML1711.8.N3 D534 2016 (print) | LCC ML1711.8.N3 (ebook) DDC 792.6/45097471—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016013434 ™ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. Printed in the United States of America To the memory of my beloved mother, Celia, and the happiness of days gone by. Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction xi Alphabetical List of Shows xiii BROADWAY MUSICALS OF THE 1990s 1990 Season 1 1990–1991 Season 17 1991–1992 Season 57 1992–1993 Season 89 1993–1994 Season 123 1994–1995 Season 171 1995–1996 Season 201 1996–1997 Season 239 1997–1998 Season 283 1998–1999 Season 321 1999 Season 365 APPENDIXES A Chronology (by Season) 389 B Chronology (by Classification) 393 C Discography 399 D Filmography 401 E Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas 403 F Other Productions 405 G Black-Themed Revues and Musicals 411 H Jewish-Themed Revues and Musicals 413 I Radio City Music Hall Productions 415 J Published Scripts 417 K Theatres 419 vii viii THE COMPLETE BOOK OF 1990s BROADWAY MUSICALS Bibliography 427 Index 429 About the Author 467 Acknowledgments I want to take this opportunity to thank Mike Baskin for his tireless efforts in providing me with advice, reality checks, and research materials. Thank you, Mike, for everything. ix