Encyclopaedia of the musical theatre / by Green, Stanley

The British musical theatre / by Gänzl, Kurt

Directors and the new musical drama : British and American musical theatre in the 1980s and 90s / by Lundskaer-Nielsen, Miranda, 1973-

The beggar's 'children' : how John Gay changed the course of England's musical theatre / by Atkins, Madeline Smith, 1932-

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Popular musical theatre in London and Berlin, 1890 to 1939 /

Table of Contents: “…Local contexts and genre construction in early Continental musical theatre / Marion Linhardt ; 3. German operetta in the West End and on Broadway / Derek B. …”
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Popular musical theatre in London and Berlin, 1890 to 1939 /

Table of Contents: “…Local contexts and genre construction in early Continental musical theatre / Marion Linhardt ; 3. German operetta in the West End and on Broadway / Derek B. …”
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Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Respectable capers' : class, respectability and the Savoy operas 1877-1909 / by Goron, Michael

“…Palgrave studies in British musical theatre.…”
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Masques, mayings and music-dramas : Vaughan Williams and the early twentieth-century stage / by Savage, Roger W. H.

Table of Contents: “…: Edward Gordon Craig, music-theatre and Cupid and Psyche -- Alice Shortcake, Jenny Pluckpears and the Stratford-upon-Avon connections of Sir John in love -- Bringing in the May : Alice Gomme, Cecil Sharp and Ralph Vaughan Williams at the Crystal Palace -- Vaughan Williams, the Romany Ryes and the Cambridge Ritualists -- Appendices. …”
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The hidden musicians : music-making in an English town / by Finnegan, Ruth H.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface to the 2007 edition; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1 Introductory; 1 The existence and study of local music; 2 'Amateur' and 'professional' musicians; 3 Introduction to Milton Keynes and its music; 2 Musical worlds in Milton Keynes; 4 The classical music world at the local level; 5 The brass band world; 6 The folk music world; 7 The world of musical theatre; 8 Jazz; 9 The country and western world; 10 Rock and pop; 3 Contrasts and comparisons; 11 Learning music…”
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Political and protest theatre after 9/11 : patriotic dissent /

Table of Contents: “…The 2003-2004 season and Broadway musical theatre as a political conversant / Stacy Wolf -- The ubiquitous orange jumpsuit: staging iconic images and the production of the Commons / Josh Abrams -- America as rogue state: Caryl Churchill's Drunk enough to say I love you? …”

"The stage's glory" : John Rich, 1692-1761 /

Table of Contents: “…Tomko -- Pierrot strikes back : Francois Nivelon at Lincoln's Inn Fields and Covent Garden, 1723-1738 / Jennifer Thorp -- Musical theatre. Good for the Garden : the composition of Handel's Ariodante / Donald Burrows -- "Heathen gods and heroes" : singers and John Rich's pantomimes at Lincoln's Inn Fields / Olive Baldwin and Thelma Wilson -- The Beggar's opera in London's theatres, 1728-1761 / Jeremy Barlow -- Beyond The Beggar's opera : John Rich and English ballad opera, 1728-1736 / Berta Joncus and Vanessa L. …”

Songlines / by Brown, Tallulah

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The mystery of Edwin Drood : a new musical / by Holmes, Rupert

Contemporary gothic drama : attraction, consummation and consumption on the modern British stage /

Resetting the stage : public theatre between the market and democracy / by Klaić, Dragan

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 3: Production Models: Reps, Groups and Production HousesRepertory theatre: Limitations and adjustments; Repertory companies outlive communism; Groups: An ethos of innovation; Transformation dynamics; Chapter 4: The Specific Offer of Public Theatre; Making sense of classical drama; Stimulating new playwriting; Post-dramatic theatre; Opera and music theatre: Confronting elitism; Varieties of dance; Theatre for children and young people; Other theatre forms; PART II: Asserting Own Distinction; Chapter 5: Programming Strategies; A disorienting abundance; Prompting name recognition.…”
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Dickens, journalism, music : Household words and All the year round / by Bledsoe, Robert Terrell

Table of Contents: “…Whelks and the Amusements of the People: Opera Without Music ; iv Some "Conventionalities" in Music Theatre ; v The Glorious Apollos: Hullah's Exemplary Singing Classes ; vi English Songs and Irish Ballads ; vii The Musical World According to Sala.…”
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