Covers the development of musicals, from the earliest European operetta styles of France and Germany to the modern musical of the United States and Britain.
In the decades before the Second World War, popular musical theatre was one of the most influential forms of entertainment. This is the first book to reconstruc
Leonard Bernstein was the quintessential American musician. Through his careers as conductor, pianist, teacher and television personality he became known across
London West End revue constituted a particular response to mounting social, political, and cultural insecurities over Britain’s status and position at the beg