During the Twenties, the Great White Way roared with nearly 300 book musicals. Luminaries who wrote for Broadway during this decade included Irving Berlin, George M. Cohan, Rudolf Friml ...

Before CGI, Photoshop, or other image-altering programs, Hollywood had to rely on good, old fashioned talent to make movies. In the 1940s and 50s, that meant movie musicals starring professional ...

Arranged chronologically, beginning with musicals from just after the Civil War, each successive edition of the book has added valuable updates about trends in musical theater as well as capsule ...