American musical theatre : a chronicle /
Gerald Bordman.
- 3rd edition
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- xvi, 917 pages ; 27 cm.
Includes indexes.
1. Prologue : origins to 1866 2. Act one : early successes, 1866-1892 Scene one : opera bouffe and native elements, 1866-1878 Scene two : H.M.S. Pinafore and the great transformation, 1878-1892 3. Intermission : further British influences and new stirrings, 1892-1902 4. Act two : the emergence of American talent, 1902-1907 5. Intermission : Viennese operetta and the American retreat, 1907-1914 6. Act three : the birth of the modern musical, 1914-1921 7. Intermission : the Cinderella era, 1921-1924 8. Act four : the golden age of the American musical, 1924-1937 Scene one : songwriters' shows as pure entertainment, 1924-1929 Scene two : depression and "talkies" Broadway's answer, 1929-1937 9. Intermission : Broadway's response to the swing era, 1937-1942 10. Act five : the American musical as a conscious art form, 1942-1965 Scene one : Americana amid a new seriousness, 1942-1951 Scene two : increasing problems lowering standards, 1951-1965 11. Intermission : exhaustion, 1965-1969 12. Act six : full circle? ; or, return of the Brits, 1969-1995 Scene one : startlingly new, delightfully old, 1969-1981 Scent two : a musical trade imbalance, 1981-1995 13. Epilogue : technical spectacles, retrospectives, and revivals, 1995-?
Bordman not only traces each season's productions; he offers authoritative summaries of the general artistic trends and developments each season. Embracing musical comedy, operetta, revues, and the one-man and one-woman shows of recent year, the third edition of this essential reference source includes a detailed show, song, and people index.
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Musicals--History and criticism.--United States Musicales --Historia y crítica --Estados Unidos