Anything goes : a history of American musical theatre

Mordden, Ethan 1947- (Author).

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."

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.

Item details

ISBN: 0199892830 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780199892839 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xii, 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
print
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.