American musicals in context : from the American revolution to the 21st century / Thomas A. Greenfield [and other contributors].

Author: Greenfield, Thomas Allen, 1948- editor.

ImprintSanta Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2021.

Descriptionxxvii, 319 pages ; 27 cm

Note:Allegiance (2012) -- American Idiot (2009) -- Atomic (2013) -- Ben Franklin in Paris (1964) -- Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (2008) -- The Civil War (1999) -- The Cradle Will Rock (1937)-- Dearest Enemy (1925) -- Falsettos (1992) -- Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (1967) -- Hamilton: An American Musical 2015) -- I'd Rather Be Right (1937) -- Newsies (2011) -- Parade (1998) -- Ragtime (1996) -- Raisin (1973) -- The Scottsborough Boys (2010) -- 1776 (1969, rev. 1997) -- Shenandoah (1974) -- War Paint (2016).

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:"The American History Musical in Context: From the American Revolution to the 21st Century gives students a fresh look at history-based musicals, helping readers to understand the American story through one of the country's most celebrated art forms: the musical."-- Provided by publisher.

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