The Musical, Second Edition
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The Musical, Second Edition

A Concise History

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The Musical, Second Edition

A Concise History

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The Musical, Second Edition, introduces students and general readers to the entire scope of the history of musical theater, from eighteenth-century ballad operas to nineteenth-century operettas, to the Golden Age of Broadway to today. In this comprehensive history, master theater historian Kurt Gänzl draws on his vast knowledge of the productions, the actors, the music and dance, and the reception of the central repertory of the musical theater. Focus boxes on key shows are included in every chapter, along with a chronology of the major musical productions described in the text. Production photographs from around the world enhance the descriptions of the costumes and staging. This book is an ideal introduction for college-level courses on the History of Musical Theater and will also appeal to the general theatergoer who wants to learn more about how today's musical developed from its earliest roots.

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Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781438487526
Topic
Médias et arts de la scène
Subtopic
Théâtre

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction to the Second Edition
  7. Chapter 1: The Early Days: 1700–1849
  8. Chapter 2: Opéra-Bouffe: 1850–1869
  9. Chapter 3: That First Fine Flowering: 1870–1889
  10. Chapter 4: Novelties of the Nineties
  11. Chapter 5: Into the Twentieth Century: 1900–1914
  12. Chapter 6: Those Magnificent Madcap Years: 1915–1929
  13. Chapter 7: Whither Go You, Musical Theater?
  14. Chapter 8: After the War Was Over: The 1940s
  15. Chapter 9: When Broadway Really Ruled the Stage: The 1950s
  16. Chapter 10: The Soaring Sixties
  17. Chapter 11: New Departures: From Rock Opera to Party Musical
  18. Chapter 12: Monumental Musicals
  19. Chapter 13: On the Twenty-First Century
  20. Index
  21. Back Cover