Theatre

From operetta in the 18th century to late 20th century musicals. Covers the people, songs, and shows.

An international encyclopedia of all forms of dramatic and musical theater, opera, cinema, television, and circus from classical antiquity to 1965.

Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, each section gives an overview of the period and a chronology of major world events. Nine chapters follow, covering the major branches of the humanities: architecture and design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater and visual arts. Chapters begin with a chronology of major events within the discipline followed by articles covering the movements, schools of thought and masterworks that characterize the discipline during the era and biographical profiles of pioneers, masters and other prominent figures in the field. Chapters end with significant primary documents from the period.

A handsome, one-volume overview of the Broadway theater presented in a timeline format, this comprehensive, entertaining, detailed chronology is being published to coincide with Broadway's 100th anniversary.

An encyclopedic view of the plays, players and performers of London's West End throughout the last century.

A Chronology of American Musical Theater offers in-depth coverage of Broadway musicals from 1850-2001. The book's entries span more than 5,000 shows, including not only "book musicals" but also revivals, revues, burlesques, operettas, farce comedies, comic operas, ice skating shows, rock operas, and other musical spectacles that appeared on Broadway stages.

Entries include biographies, bibliographies and critical essays on the most-studied dramatists.

Covers the theatre from the festivals of ancient Greece through 20th century productions, plays, players, directors and designers.

A dictionary of some 10,000 English-language and 5,000 foreign language terms, historical and current, covering drama and theater worldwide.

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