Research Guides: Resources on the History of American Musical Theatre: History

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HISTORICAL SURVEYS OF AMERICAN MUSICALS

The following books provide chronological surveys of American musicals throughout their history. Learning about the other musicals that were playing at the same time as the one you are researching can be very helpful to understand it in the context of its time