Stephen Citron is a composer, lyricist, and lecturer. He is the author of Songwriting, the standard reference work on the subject, The Musical From the Inside Out, Noel & Cole, and The Wordsmiths. He lives in New York City.
"Well worth reading. He supplies a great deal of fascinating
biographical information; his musical analyses are blessedly easy
to follow; he quotes extensively from critics, and points out
positive qualities in both composers which have often been
overlooked."--Times Literary Supplement"A well-written, engaging
account--simultaneously successful as critical history and
biographical study--by an author obviously in love with his
subject."--American Theater
Acclaim for the first two volumes of
Stephen Citron's distinguished series The Great Songwriters Noel
and Cole
The Sophisticates "A must for the theater buff."
--Performance Magazine "A courageous and highly successful
chronicle of two great legends of the theater, music, and film
worlds during the first half of the 20th century."
--Library Journal "For would-be songwriters, the book seems
priceless. For the rest of us, it is well worth reading."
--New York Newsday The Wordsmiths
Oscar Hammerstein 2nd and Alan Jay Lerner "Highly entertaining and
admirably comprehensive."
--The Chicago Tribune "Told with loving detail by that musical
sleuth Stephen Citron, this is a great book about two great
men."
--Don Black, lyricist of Sunset Boulevard and Song and Dance "His
book time-travels the reader into the world and words of two
masters creating for a musical theater whose moment will not be
seen again."
--Dory Previn
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