Mordden, Ethan,  1947- <br/><br/>
Anything goes :  a history of American musical theatre / 
Ethan Mordden. 
 - xii, 346 p., [16] unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Discography: (pages 291-322). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The first age. Source material ; The age of burlesque ; At the turn of the century -- The second age. The witch of the wood and the bamboo tree ; Victor Herbert ; The new music ; The variety show -- The third age. The structure of twenties musical comedy ; The structure of twenties operetta ; Dancing in the dark ; Blue monday blues ; The Rodgers and Hammerstein handbook ; Something to dance about ; After West side story ; The Sondheim handbook -- The fourth age. Devolutions ; That is the state of the art. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199892839 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013000208 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Musicals--History and criticism.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML1711  / .M732 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>782.1/40973