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Showtime a history of the Broadway musical theater

Showtime brings the history of Broadway musicals to life in a narrative as engaging as the subject itself--beginning with the scandalous Astor Place Opera House riot of 1849 to such groundbreaking works as Company and Rent.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Stempel, Larry
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W. W. Norton & Company, c2010.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Musicals > New York (State) > New York > History and criticism.
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Summary:	Showtime brings the history of Broadway musicals to life in a narrative as engaging as the subject itself--beginning with the scandalous Astor Place Opera House riot of 1849 to such groundbreaking works as Company and Rent.
Physical Description:	xx, 826 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., music ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references [p. 687-782], selected historical discography [p. 783-785], and index.
ISBN:	9780393067156 (hardcover) 0393067157 (hardcover)
Author Notes:	Larry Stempel , an associate professor of music at Fordham University and a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, was a member of Lehman Engel's BMI Musical Theater Workshop. He lives in Mount Vernon, New York.