The musical : a concise history /
Kurt Gänzl ; with a new final chapter by Jamie Findlay.
- Second edition.
- Albany : State University of New York Press, (c)2022.
- 1 online resource : illustrations
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Early Days: 1700-1849 -- Opéra-Bouffe : 1850-1869 -- That Fine First Flowering : 1870-1889 -- Novelties of the Nineties -- Into the Twentieth Century : 1900-1914 -- Those Magnificent, Madcap Years : 1915-1929 -- Whither Go You, Musical Theatre? -- After the War Was Over -- When Broadway Really Ruled the Stage : The 1950s -- The Soaring Sixties -- New Departures : From Rock Opera to Party -- Monumental Musicals.
"A complete introduction to musical theater from its roots in the 18th century through today, written by a master historian"--
9781438487526
2021040584
Musical theater--History. Musicals--History and criticism.