Bordman, Gerald Martin,   1931-2011 <br/><br/>
American musical theatre :  a chronicle / 
Gerald Bordman. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  1978. 
 - viii, 749 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes indexes. 
<br/><br/>1. Origins to 1866 -- 2. Act one: early successes -- Scene one: Opera Bouffe and native elements, 1866-1878 -- Scene two: H.M.S. Pinafore and the great transformation, 1878-1892 -- 3. Intermission: further British influences and new stirrings, 1892-1902 -- 4. Act two: the emergence of American talent, 1902-1907 -- 5. Intermission: Viennese operetta and the American retreat, 1907-1914 -- 6. Act three: the birth of the modern musical, 1914-1921 -- 7. Intermission: the Cinderella era, 1921-1924 -- 8. Act four: the golden age of the American musical, 1924-1937 -- Scene one: songwriters' shows as pure entertainment, 1924-1929 -- Scene two: depression and "talkies": Broadway's answer, 1929-1937 -- 9. Intermission: Broadway's response to the swing era -- 10. Act five: the American musical as a conscious art form -- Scene one: Americana amid a new seriousness, 1942-1951 -- Scene two: increasing problems: lowering standards, 1951-1965. 
<br/><br/> This reference book covers all the musical shows ever staged on Broadway. The paperback edition is updated to include the most recent seasons. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195023560 9780195023565 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>77018748  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Musicals--History and criticism.--United States<br/>Musicales --Historia y crítica --Estados Unidos <br/>Teatro musical
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML 1711  / B729a 1978 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>782.8/1/0973