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The Rothschilds
Based on "The Rothschilds" by Frederic Morton Author(s):
Sherman Yellen
Musician/Composer(s):
Jerry Bock
Lyricist(s):
Sheldon Harnick
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Europe's most famous rags-to-riches story is the subject of this extraordinary musical epic. Shrewd, charismatic, resourceful and ambitious, Mayer Rothschild and his five sons struggle to overcome the prejudice of late eighteenth century European society as they build a family banking business which takes them from the Jewish ghetto to the courts of the rich and powerful. On the way, they come to dominate European finance, help fund Napoleon's defeat, and secure a Declaration of Rights for their people from the Crowned Heads of State. The sophisticated, tuneful and witty score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, composer and lyricist of “Fiddler On The Roof” and “She Loves Me,” is one of their most complex and ambitious, capturing the human essence as few others can. With its engaging and uncompromising book, “The Rothschilds” is one of the boldest – and most overlooked – book musicals of its time, a heartfelt testament to family, dignity, honor and unflinching tenacity.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Musical | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | 2 | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 10 | | Male Characters: | 8 | | Female Characters: | 2 | | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | Not Available | | Publisher: | Music Theatre International
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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