The Birth Of A Broadway Show

The Birth of a Broadway Show"oh captain!" from initial notion to opening nightWhat goes into the making of a Broadway theatrical production? Recently, the editors of this magazine asked that question of themselves, then assigned me to write a day-by-day diary of a show's conception, inception and reception that would not only chronicle the birth pangs of one specific show, but also be, in a sense, a portrait of Everyshow.We picked a musical that was, at the time, little more than a gle...