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100 1 _aBordman, Gerald Martin,
_d1931-2011
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245 1 0 _aAmerican musical theatre :
_ba chronicle /
_cGerald Bordman.
250 _a3rd edition
260 _aOxford ;
_aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2001.
300 _axvi, 917 pages ;
_c27 cm.
500 _aIncludes indexes.
505 0 _a1. 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-?
520 _aBordman 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.
650 0 _aMusicals
_zUnited States
_xHistory and criticism.
650 4 _aMusicales
_xHistoria y crítica
_zEstados Unidos
_923728
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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