American Musical Comedy: From Adonis to Dreamgirls

by Gerald Bordman

A companion volume to American Operetta, this book traces the historical development of that quintessential American art form, the musical comedy. Full of fascinating details and telling insights, it also includes the long-lost text of the 1884 hit Adonis, the first musical comedy to run over 500 performances on Broadway

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195031040
• ISBN13: 9780195031041
• Release Date: September 1982
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"