The American Musical: History & Development

ISBN-13: 9780889628281 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 215 str.

Peter H. Riddle; Gay Riddle

Opis

The American Musical: History & Development traces the origins of music theatre from its 18th century European roots to the present. Highlights include:

• exploration of the minstrel show, burlesque and the revue.
• documentation of true music comedy the Princess Musicals of Jerome Kearn and P.G. Woodhouse leading to the masterpiece of American music drama, Kern and Hammerstein's Show Boat.
• Cole Porter, the Gershwin Brothers, Rodgers and Hart.
• Oklahoma, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
• Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Weber.
• An Appendix - Broadway on Film.
• Full Glossary.
• Bibliography and Index