A history of the American musical theatre : no business like it / Nathan Hurwitz.
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TextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2014Description: vi, 260 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415715089 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Musicals -- United States -- History and criticism | Music | MusicDDC classification: 782.1'4'0973 Summary: From the diverse proto-theatres of the mid-1800s, through the revues of the '20s, the 'true musicals' of the '40s, the politicization of the '60s and the 'mega-musicals' of the '80s, every era in American musical theatre brought with it a unique set of socio-cultural factors. Nathan Hurwitz uses these factors to explain the output of each decade in turn, showing how the most popular productions spoke directly to the audiences of the time.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
From the diverse proto-theatres of the mid-1800s, through the revues of the '20s, the 'true musicals' of the '40s, the politicization of the '60s and the 'mega-musicals' of the '80s, every era in American musical theatre brought with it a unique set of socio-cultural factors. Nathan Hurwitz uses these factors to explain the output of each decade in turn, showing how the most popular productions spoke directly to the audiences of the time.
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