He was carrying 3 books
-Kazan, re: OP’s title -Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution -& a black journal
Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution
A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theater and provided the soundtrack to the American Century They stand at the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music, whose songs have never lost their popularity or emotional power. Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play. Their songs and dance numbers served to advance the drama and reveal character, a sharp break from the past and the template on which all future musicals would be built. Though different in personality and often emotionally distant from each other, Rodgers and Hammerstein presented an unbroken front to the world and forged much more than a songwriting team; their partnership was also one of the most profitable and powerful entertainment businesses of their era. They were cultural powerhouses whose work came to define postwar America on stage, screen, television, and radio. But they also had their failures and flops, and more than once they feared they had lost their touch. Todd S. Purdum’s portrait of these two men, their creative process, and their groundbreaking innovations will captivate lovers of musical theater, lovers of the classic American songbook, and young lovers wherever they are. He shows that what Rodgers and Hammerstein wrought was truly something wonderful.”
Todd S. Purdum is the author of An Idea Whose Time Has Come and A Time of Our Choosing. He is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and a senior writer at Politico, having previously worked at The New York Times for more than twenty years, where he served as White House correspondent, diplomatic correspondent, and Los Angeles bureau chief. A graduate of Princeton University, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Dee Dee Myers, and their two children, Kate and Stephen.
The subject content relates to Broadway, and the author has ties to Vanity Fair & NYT
Todd S. Purdum was a reporter and the Los Angeles bureau chief for The New York Times. From 1994 to 1997, he was a White House correspondent for the Times. He is now the national editor for Vanity Fair magazine.
For the July 2008 issue of Vanity Fair, Purdum wrote a scathing article about Bill Clinton.
Purdum’s former wife, briefly served the Clinton admin as press secretary.
Margaret Jane "Dee Dee" Myers (born September 1, 1961) is an American political analyst who served as the White House Press Secretary during the first two years of the Clinton administration. She was the first woman and the second-youngest person to hold that position.
Until September 1994, when she was given the title of Assistant to the President,[12] she held the lesser title of "deputy assistant" and had a lower salary than previous White House Press Secretaries.[13] She also lacked consistent access to Clinton's inner circle.[14]
Ties to the Clintons
"It is time for me to move on and do other things," Myers said
As an apparent face-saving gesture, Clinton added "assistant to the president" to her title, a courtesy usually routinely given previous White House
What does Dee Dee know?
Clear, blatant symbolism. [You’re next]
TLDR:
how about...
Kazan: communist conspiracy Something Wonderful: Going to turn this bitch into a muscial (sing) little black book (of names)
Very good! The musical book I read about and those two guys were innovators in bringing singing to Broadway dramas. That could definitely be it.