| Description |
xii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Discography: (pages 291-322). |
| Contents |
The first age. Source material ; The age of burlesque ; At the turn of the century -- The second age. The witch of the wood and the bamboo tree ; Victor Herbert ; The new music ; The variety show -- The third age. The structure of twenties musical comedy ; The structure of twenties operetta ; Dancing in the dark ; Blue monday blues ; The Rodgers and Hammerstein handbook ; Something to dance about ; After West side story ; The Sondheim handbook -- The fourth age. Devolutions ; That is the state of the art. |
| Summary |
Offers a history of American musical theater from the 1920s through to the 1970s, and includes such famous works as "Oklahoma!," "The Red Mill," and "Porgy and Bess." |
| Subject |
Musicals -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Musicals. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Subject |
Musicals. |
| ISBN |
9780199892839 alkaline paper |
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0199892830 alkaline paper |
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