American Musical Theater: A Chronicle
- ISBN-10
- 0199771170
- ISBN-13
- 9780199771172
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 936
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-03-01
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Gerald Bordman
Description
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 and one-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.
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