Strike Up the Band: A New History of Musical Theatre

by Scott Miller

Book Overview

The way some histories portray the advent of musicals, youd think the genre emerged fully formed with Show Boat. Yet in truth, it took root decades earlier. In Strike Up the Band Scott Miller tells the whole story of musicals, pulling back the curtain on the amazing innovation and adventurousness of the art form, revealing its political and social conscience, and chronicling its incredibly rapid evolution over the last century.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325006423
• ISBN13: 9780325006420
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Heinemann Drama
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher