Anything goes : a history of American musical theatre /

Mordden, Ethan, 1947-

Anything goes : a history of American musical theatre / Ethan Mordden. - xii, 346 p., [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Discography: (pages 291-322).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The first age. Source material ; The age of burlesque ; At the turn of the century -- The second age. The witch of the wood and the bamboo tree ; Victor Herbert ; The new music ; The variety show -- The third age. The structure of twenties musical comedy ; The structure of twenties operetta ; Dancing in the dark ; Blue monday blues ; The Rodgers and Hammerstein handbook ; Something to dance about ; After West side story ; The Sondheim handbook -- The fourth age. Devolutions ; That is the state of the art.

9780199892839 (alk. paper) 0199892830 (alk. paper) 9780190227937 (pbk.) 0190227931 (pbk.)

2013000208


Musicals--History and criticism.--United States
Musicales--Historia y crítica.--Estados Unidos
20151000.

ML 1711 / M834a 2013

782.140973