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Anything goes, a history of American musical theatre, Ethan Mordden

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Anything goes, a history of American musical theatre, Ethan Mordden

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Anything goes

Nature of contents

discographiesbibliography

Oclc number

824088285

Responsibility statement

Ethan Mordden

Sub title

a history of American musical theatre

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."

Table Of Contents

First age. Source material ; Age of burlesque ; At the turn of the century -- Second age. Witch of the wood and the bamboo tree ; Victor Herbert ; New music ; Variety show -- Third age. Structure of twenties musical comedy ; Structure of twenties operetta ; Dancing in the dark ; Blue Monday blues ; Rodgers and Hammerstein handbook ; Something to dance about ; After West side story ; Sondheim handbook -- Fourth age. Devolutions ; That is the state of the art

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