The American Musical: Evolution of an Art Form

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Part 1 : Inventions, Influences, and Imports (1800s)
1. Minstrelsy
2. The Variety Show
3. The Legitimate Musical Stage
4. Ragtime and Coon Songs
Part 2 : Birth of an Art Form (1900-1924)
5. Vaudeville, Part One: Time and Talent
6. Vaudeville, Part Two: Tin Pan Alley
7. Vaudeville, Part Three: Sketches and Tabs
8. Burlesque
9. Bob Cole and the Black Musical Stage
10. The Early Musical Comedy
11. Revue
12. The Great Winter Garden Factory
13. The Hippodrome Shows
14. The Spectacular Musical Play
15. American Operetta
16. The Princess Musicals
17. Nightclubs, Part One: Folies Bergère, etc.
18. The Great War, Prohibition, and Women’s Suffrage
19. Jazz, Part One: The Musicians
20. Jazz, Part Two: The Musicals
21. The New Musical Comedy
22. Shuffle Along and the Black Renaissance
Part 3 : Intensification (1925-1930)
23. Nightclubs, Part Two: The Plantation, etc.
24. Pleasure Bound
25. Howard Dietz and the New Revue
26. Jazz Age Musical Comedy, Part One: The Tunersmiths
27. Jazz Age Musical Comedy, Part Two: The Adventurers
28. Oscar Hammerstein II and the Musical Play
Part 4 : Convention, or Maturity, Part One: Craft and ConstructionT (1931-1950)
29. Sophisticated Revue
30. The Sophisticated Musical Stage
31. Nightclubs, Part Three: Casino de Paree, etc.
32. The African-American Exit
33. Hollywood and the Popular Song
34. The Second World War
35. Integrated Folktales
36. The Musical Comedy Stage
37. The Abbott Touch
38. Guys and Dolls
Part 5 : Convention, or Maturity, Part Two: Style and Structure (1951-1970)
39. Character and Quirks and Comedy and Farce
40. The New Musical Play
41. Staging and Story
42. Nontraditional Storytelling
43. Hair vs. Your Own Thing
44. Off-Broadway
Part 6 : Diminution (1971-1980)
45. Nostalgia, Revivals, and Reinventions
46. The All-Purpose Revue
47. The African-American Resurgence
48. Contemporary Sounds, Part One: Andrew Lloyd Webber, etc.
49. A Chorus Line
50. Sophisticated Storytelling
Part 7 : Growing Pains, or Identity Crisis (1981-1999)
51. Dialogue, Song, and Dance
52. George C. Wolfe and the Black Musical Stage
53. Contemporary Sounds, Part Two: Jonathan Larson, etc.
54. Revivals
55. Miscellany

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The American Musical is a comprehensive history of an American art form. It delivers a detailed and definitive portrait of the American musical’s artistic evolution over the course of seven distinct, newly defined eras, with a unique perspective gleaned from research at more than twenty different archives across the United States.

Individual in both its approach and coverage, The American Musical traces the form’s creative journey from its 19th century beginnings, through its 20th century maturation, and to the turn of the 21st century, shedding new light on a myriad of authors, directors, and craftspeople who worked on Broadway and beyond. This book actively addresses the form’s often overlooked female and African-American artists, provides an in-depth accounting of such outside influences as minstrelsy, vaudeville, nightclubs, and burlesque, and explores the dynamic relationship between the form and the consciousness of its country.

The American Musical is a fascinating and insightful read for students, artists, and afficionados of the American musical, and anyone with an interest in this singular form of entertainment.

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