TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peterson,Bernard L.
TI  - A century of musicals in black and white: an encyclopedia of musical stage works by, about, or involving African Americans 
SN  - 9780313064548 (ebook)
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Westport, Conn., London
PB  - Greenwood Press
KW  - Musical theater
KW  - United States
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Music
KW  - African Americans in the performing arts
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Music of film & stage
KW  - thema
KW  - United States of America, USA
KW  - 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899
KW  - 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
KW  - Reference works
KW  - Ethnic studies
KW  - Popular music
KW  - Literature: history & criticism
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Also available in printed form ISBN 9780313266577; Electronic reproduction; Askews and Holts; Mode of access: World Wide Web
N2  - Provides information on almost 1300 musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s and involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers or performers. Collaborations between black and white talents are also covered; This comprehensive reference book provides succinct information on almost thirteen hundred musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers, or performers or containing thematic materials relevant to the black experience. Organized alphabetically, they include tent and outdoor shows, vaudeville, operas and operettas, comedies, farces, spectacles, revues, cabaret and nightclub shows, children's musicals, skits, one-act musicals, one-person shows, and even a musical without songs. In addition to the hundreds of shows independently created, produced, and performed by black writers and theatrical artists, it presents hundreds more representing a collaboration of black and white talents. An appendix organizes the shows chronologically and highlights those that were most significant in the history of the black American musical stage. An extensive bibliography and indexes of names, songs, and subjects complete the work
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