American Musical Theater

Bordman not only traces each season's productions; he offers authoritative summaries of the general artistic trends and developments each season. Embracing musical comedy, operetta, revues, and the one-man and one-woman shows of recent year, the third edition of this essential reference source includes a detailed show, song, and people index.

The new edition of the leading survey of the American musical has been expanded and updated to cover the 1999-2000 season.

Covering more than 250 years o musical theater history, the new edition of the book Newsweek called "the best reference of its kind" is an ummatched blend of narrative history, expert critical judgement, and detailed, show-by-show, season-by-season decscription.