The American Musical: History & Development traces the origins of music theatre from its 18th century European roots to the present. Highlights include:

exploration of the minstrel show, burlesque and the revue.
documentation of true music comedy the Princess Musicals of Jerome Kearn and P.G. Woodhouse leading to the masterpiece of American music drama, Kern and Hammerstein's Show Boat.
Cole Porter, the Gershwin Brothers, Rodgers and Hart.
Oklahoma, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Weber.
An Appendix - Broadway on Film.
Full Glossary.
Bibliography and Index

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Peter H. Riddle is professor of Music at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.

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