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Traces the history of the musical, from its European roots in Aristophanes, Shakespeare, and "The Beggar's Opera", to American musicals and their offshoots, and finally to its decline over the past two decades
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Flinn a dancer, choreographer, and writer describes how playwrights from Aristophanes through Shakespeare incorporated music and dance into their productions, then traces the roots of the American musical. Part three describes the Golden Age in all its glory from Black Musicals to Rock Musicals and reviews the work of key directors, choreographers, lyricists, playwrights and composers. Finally, the author examines the decline of the American musical over the past two decades. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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