Kurt Weill on Stage: From Berlin to Broadway (Limelight")

Many people believe they have to choose between the earlier high-brow European career of composer Weill or his later more popular work in the US, says Hirsch, a prolific writer on drama. But, he says, every one of Weill's shows is different, and there is no reason not to savor the merits of each one. The 2002 cloth edition was published by Alfred A. Knopf. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)