American Musical Theater

A Chronicle
Third Edition
ISBN13: 9780195130744ISBN10: 019513074X Hardback, 936 pages
Jan 2001,  In Stock

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Hailed as "absolutely the best reference book on its subject" (Newsweek ), this expanded and updated third edition of American Musical Theatre offers an unmatched blend of narrative history, expert critical insight and detailed show-by-show, season-by-season descriptions--from the first musical to the 1999/2000 Broadway season.

Reviews

"Absolutely the best reference of its kind."--Newsweek

"One of the most thorough treatments of the subject to be produced."--RBB/Booklist

"A chronicle of unapproached detail, sweep, and relish."--The Washington Post

"Fun to read...a labor of love."--The New York Times

"THE reference book for the American musical theater...a remarkable achievement."--Musical Opinion

Product Details

936 pages; 7 x 10; ISBN13: 978-0-19-513074-4ISBN10: 0-19-513074-X
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