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Table of Contents Table of Contents iii Acknowledgements vii Abbreviations viii Introduction 1 1. General histories 7 a. Theater 7 b. American Opera/Opera in America 15 2. Musical Theater 18 a. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 18 b. Chronologies 28 c. General Histories 31 d. Theoretical and Analytical Studies 72 e. Sociological Studies 76 f. Generic studies 84 1. Minstrelsy 84 2. Variety, Vaudeville, and Related Genres 182 3. Melodrama and Pantomime 89 4. Revue 91 5. Operetta 94 6. Musical Comedy 98 7. Rock Musicals 99 8. Megamusicals 100 g. Ethnic genres in North America 102 1. African American Musical Theater 102 2. Spanish-language Musical Theater (Zarzuela) 108 3. Yiddish Musical Theater 109 h. National Genres and Surveys 110 1. Australia 110 2. Croatia 111 3. France 112 4. Germany 114 5. Netherlands 115 6. New Zealand 116 7. Spain (Zarzuela) 117 8. United Kingdom 118 3. Film Musicals 123 a. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 123 b. Chronologies 130 c. General Histories 131 d. Theoretical and Analytical Studies 138 e. Sociological Studies 140 f. Bollywood 143 4. Works 148 5. Creators 232 a. Composers 232 b. Wordsmiths 297 c. Orchestrators 317 d. Choreography, Choreographers, and Choreographer- Directors 319 e. Directors and Producers 327 6. Performers 336 7. Performance 381 a. Acting/Singing 383 b. Directing/Producing 389 c. Writing 392 d. Set Design 393 8. Periodicals 395 a. Periodicals Devoted Primarily to Musical Theater 395 b. Selected Journals and Periodicals that Include Articles and Information Related to Musicals 395 9. Sets and Series of Printed Material 397 10. Discographies 401 11. Recorded Anthologies 403 12. Other Searchable Resources 405 Index of Names, Show Titles, and Song Titles 409
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Musicals -- Bibliography.
Musical films -- Bibliography.