 The rise and fall of the Broadway musical.
Author: Grant, Mark N Published: 2004 In the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s musicals were one of the most popular forms of theatrical entertainment, but today they are no longer on the cutting edge of popular culture. What went wrong? In this scholarly yet lively and readable book, Mark N Grant systematically studies the many factors that influenced musicals: the rise of the microphone, changing tastes in music, and the shift of creative power from writing and composing teams to choreographer-directors. |
