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A history of the American musical theatre : no business like it / Nathan Hurwitz.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurwitz, Nathaniel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musicals--United States--History and criticism.
- Musicals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 271 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
- Biography/History:
- Nathan Hurwitz spent 25+ years as a Musical Theatre conductor on Broadway and around the world. Having received his BFA from NYU, his Master's from Northwestern University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, he has been on faculty of Syracuse University, NYU, the University of Pittsburgh, and NSULA, and is currently a tenured professor at Rider University, USA. He is the author of Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre: A Style Guide for Singers (2017).
- Contents:
- Setting the stage. A Very Good Place to Start : The Beginning, up to the 18th Century ; Setting the Stage : Early Musical Theatre in America, 1735-1865
- Prologue. First Stirrings, 1866-1902 ; The Turn of the Century : A New Era of Great American Songwriters begins, 1900-1907
- The first act. The Princess and the Great Revues, 1907-1920 ; The Jazz Age, 1920-1929
- A Period of Great Songwriters
- Intermission. A Double Whammy, 1929-1939
- The Great Depression and Talking Movies Threaten the Broadway Musical
- The second act. A Bright Golden Haze
- The American Musical Comes of Age, 1939-1945 ; The Golden Age : An Era of Great Musical Dramatists, 1945-1964
- Second intermission. The Search for Relevancy, 1964-1970
- The third act. New Directions, 1970-1982 ; Joint Ventures and Mega-Musicals
- British Rule, 1982-1993 ; The Corporate Musical, 1993-2001
- Epilogue. Recovery and the New Millennium, 2001-2013 ; Well Underway, But Headed Towards Where? 2013
- Today.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 17, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hurwitz, Nathaniel. History of the American musical theatre
- ISBN:
- 9781003474227
- 1003474225
- 9781040230848
- 1040230849
- 9781040230800
- 1040230806
- Publisher Number:
- 40032557100
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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