TY - BOOK AU - Gñzl,Kurt AU - Findlay,Jamie TI - The musical: a concise history SN - 9781438487519 AV - ML1700 .G322 2022 U1 - 782.1/409 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Musical theater KW - History KW - Musicals KW - History and criticism N1 - SIBF2023; P.B; Includes bibliographical references and index; The Early Days: 1700-1849 -- Opřa-Bouffe : 1850-1869 -- That Fine First Flowering : 1870-1889 -- Novelties of the Nineties -- Into the Twentieth Century : 1900-1914 -- Those Magnificent, Madcap Years : 1915-1929 -- Whither Go You, Musical Theatre? -- After the War Was Over -- When Broadway Really Ruled the Stage : The 1950s -- The Soaring Sixties -- New Departures : From Rock Opera to Party -- Monumental Musicals N2 - "A complete introduction to musical theater from its roots in the 18th century through today, written by a master historian"-- ER -