"Written in conjunction with a two-semester course taught with Estelle Spector at Columbia College Chicago ..."--P. [v] Includes bibliographical references (pages 539-540) and index
Contents:
Overture : Beginning the the middle, 1943 Oklahoma! pt. 1. Ancestors and antecedents, 1791-1900 Opera and French and Viennese operetta The minstrel show, variety/vaudeville, and The Black Crook Gilbert and Sullivan American burlesque and the 1890s pt. 2. Early American musical comedies, operettas, and revues, 1901-1924 George M. Cohan, Victor Herbert, and Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. From Babes in Toyland to "Alexander's Ragtime Band" From The Firefly to Yip-yip-yaphank From The Scandals of 1919 to the Cotton Club From Lady, Be Good! to Rose-Marie pt. 3. The golden age of the Broadway song, 1925-1939 From The Garrick Gaieties to Strike Up the Band Show Boat From The New Moon to The Little Show The Gershwins and Irving Berlin in the 1930s Kern, Rodgers and Hart, and Cole Porter in the 1930s The rise of big bands and swing pt. 4. The transitional years, 1940-1945 From Pal Joey to Lady in the Dark From This Is the Army to Carousel pt. 5. The golden age of the Broadway musical, 1946-1964 From Annie Get Your Gun to Brigadoon From Kiss Me, Kate to South Pacific From Guys and Dolls to Peter Pan From Damn Yankees to My Fair Lady From West Side Story to The Sound of Music From Bye Bye Birdie to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum From She Loves Me to Fiddler on the Roof pt. 6. Fade out--fade in, 1965-1969 From Kelly to Cabaret From Hair to 1776 pt. 7. The splintering of the form, 1970-2007 From Company to Jesus Christ Superstar From Grease to A Chorus Line From Pacific Overtures to Evita From 42nd Street to Cats From La Cage aux Folles to City of Angels From Assassins to Ragtime Exit music
