American Musical Theater A Chronicle

Gerald Bordman's American Musical Theatre has become a landmark book since its original publication in 1978. In this third edition, he offers authoritative summaries on the general artistic trends and developments for each season on musical comedy, operetta, revues, and the one-man andone-woman shows from the first musical to the 1999/2000 season. With detailed show, song, and people indexes, Bordman provides a running commentary and assessment as well as providing the basic facts about each production.

Prologue Origins to 1866

1

(18)

Act One Early Successes, 1866-1892

19

(116)

Opera Bouffe and Native Elements, 1866-1878

19

(26)

H. M. S. Pinafore and the Great Transformation, 1878-1892

45

(90)

Intermission Further British Influences and New Stirrings, 1892-1902

135

(76)

Act Two The Emergence of American Talent, 1902-1907

211

(58)

Intermission Viennese Operetta and the American Retreat, 1907-1914

269

(74)

Act Three The Birth of the Modern Musical, 1914-1921

343

(66)

Intermission The Cinderella Era, 1921-1924

409

(28)

Act Four The Golden Age of the American Musical, 1924-1937

437

(118)

Songwriters' Shows as Pure Entertainment, 1924-1929

437

(65)

Depression and ``Talkies''---Broadway's Answer, 1929-1937

502

(53)

Intermission Broadway's Response to the Swing Era, 1937-1942

555

(28)

Act Five The American Musical as a Conscious Art Form, 1942-1965

583

(116)

Americana Amid a New Seriousness, 1942-1951

584

(50)

Increasing Problems---Lowering Standards, 1951-1965

634

(65)

Intermission Exhaustion, 1965-1969

699

(22)

Act Six Full Circle?; or, Return of the Brits, 1969-1995

721

(82)

Startlingly New, Delightfully Old, 1969-1981

723

(42)

A Musical Trade Imbalance, 1981-1995

765

(38)

Epilogue Technological Spectacles, Retrospectives, and Revivals, 1995-?

803

(83)

Indexes

Shows and Sources

823

(38)

Songs

861

(25)

People

886

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