Musical theater and American culture /
Walsh, David F.(David Frederick),1942-
Platt, Len.
Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger,
2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191) and index.
Introduction: Analyzing the musical sociologically. -- The genesis of the musical in American popular culture. -- Broadway: the Roaring Twenties, Black culture, and the song-and-dance musical.  -- The Depression and the Broadway musical. -- Broadway: the book musical and the end of ideology. -- Broadway and after: the transformation of the musical. -- Modernity, globalization, and the megamusical. -- On and off Broadway: a postscript. -- Appendix: Musicals referred to in the text with main composers, lyricists, and book writers.
Musicals