Overview

This is a comprehensive history of stage musicals from the 1840s all the way up to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Broadway as it we know it today. Wide-ranging in content, it covers Europe, the UK, and North American traditions and developments.

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Author:   John Kenrick (Steinhardt School, New York University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.682kg
ISBN:  

9780826430137

ISBN 10:   0826430139
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   27 May 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments Dedication Introduction: Let's Start at the Very Beginning . . . CHAPTER 1: ANCIENT TIMES TO 1850 - Playgoers, I Bid You Welcome! CHAPTER 2: CONTINENTAL OPERETTA (1840-1900) - Typical of France CHAPTER 3: AMERICAN EXPLORATIONS (1624-1880) - The Music of Something Beginning CHAPTER 4: GILBERT & SULLIVAN (1880-1900) - Object All Sublime CHAPTER 5: THE BIRTH OF MUSICAL COMEDY (1880-1899) - It Belong'd To My Father Before I Was Born CHAPTER 6: A NEW CENTURY (1900-1913) - Whisper of How I'm Yearning CHAPTER 7: AMERICAN ASCENDANCE (1914-1919) - In a Class Beyond Compare CHAPTER 8: AL JOLSON - The World's Greatest Entertainer CHAPTER 9: THE JAZZ AGE (1920-1929) - I Want to Be Happy CHAPTER 10: DEPRESSION ERA MIRACLES (1930-1940) - Trouble's Just a Bubble CHAPTER 11: A NEW BEGINNING (1940-1950) - They Couldn't Pick a Better Time CHAPTER 12: BROADWAY TAKES STAGE (1950-1963) - The Street Where You Live CHAPTER 13: ROCK ROLLS IN (1960-1970) - Soon It's Gonna Rain CHAPTER 14: NEW DIRECTIONS (1970-1979) - Vary My Days CHAPTER 15: SPECTACLES AND BOARDROOMS - As If We Never Said Goodbye CHAPTER 16: MUSICAL COMEDY RETURNS (The 2000s) - Where Did We Go Right? Suggested Reading: An Annotated Bibliography Recommended Web Resources

Reviews

Communications director of New York's York Theatre Company and manager of the Web site musicals101.com...Kenrick demonstrates his considerable knowledge in this enjoyable, well-written volume...Specific examples about particular performers (e.g., Al Jolson) and shows (e.g., Franz Lehar's Merry Widow) enliven the text... A section of photos, most not the usual views, is a modest addition. In place of references, the author lists titles cited in a useful annotated bibliography. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. R.D. Johnson, CHOICE, January 2009

Communications director of New York's York Theatre Company and manager of the Web site musicals101.com...Kenrick demonstrates his considerable knowledge in this enjoyable, well-written volume...Specific examples about particular performers (e.g., Al Jolson) and shows (e.g., Franz Lehar's Merry Widow) enliven the text... A section of photos, most not the usual views, is a modest addition. In place of references, the author lists titles cited in a useful annotated bibliography. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. -R.D. Johnson, CHOICE, January 2009

Author Information

A native New Yorker and life-long fan of the Musical, John Kenrick is widely regarded as an expert on the subject. He runs the popular website www.musicals101.com and he currently teaches a course on musical theatre history at New York University's Steinhardt School.

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