The Black Crook -- Evangeline -- The mulligan guard ball -- Robin Hood -- A trip to Chinatown -- The fortune teller -- Florodora -- The wizard of Oz -- Babes in toyland -- Little Johnny Jones -- Mlle. Modiste -- Forty-five minutes from Broadway -- The red mill -- Follies of 1907 -- The merry widow -- The chocolate soldier -- Madame sherry -- Naughty Marietta -- The pink lady -- The firefly -- Sweethearts -- The girl from Utah -- Watch your step -- Ziegfeld follies -- The blue paradise -- Very good Eddie -- Oh, Boy! -- Maytime -- Leave it to Jane -- Oh, Lady! Lady!! -- Sinbad -- Ziegfeld follies -- Ziegfeld follies -- Greenwich village follies -- Irene -- Sally -- Shuffle along -- Ziegfeld follies -- Music box revue -- Blossom time -- Ziegfeld follies -- George white's scandals -- poppy -- Andre chariot's revue of 1924 -- Rose-Marie -- Lady, be good! -- The student prince in Heidelberg -- The Garrick gaieties -- No, no, Nanette -- Dearest enemy -- the vagabond king -- Sunny -- The cocoanuts -- Tip-toes -- George white's scandals -- Countess Maritza -- Oh, Kay! -- The desert song -- Peggy-ann -- Rio Rita -- Hit the deck! -- Good news -- A Connecticut Yankee -- Funny face -- Show boat -- Rosalie -- The three musketeers -- Blackbirds of 1928 -- The new moon -- Hold everything! -- Whoopee -- Follow thru -- The little show -- Sweet Adeline -- Bitter sweet -- Fifty million Frenchmen -- Strike up the band -- Flying high -- Fine and dandy -- Girl crazy -- Three's a crowd -- The New Yorkers -- The band wagon -- Earl Carroll vanities -- George white's scandals -- The cat and the fiddle -- Of thee I sing -- Face the music -- Flying colors -- Music in the air -- Take a chance -- Gay divorce -- As thousands cheer -- Roberta -- Ziegfeld follies -- New faces -- Life began at 8:40 -- The great waltz -- Anything goes -- At home abroad -- Porgy and bess -- Jubilee -- Jumbo -- Ziegfeld follies -- On your toes -- Red, hot and blue! -- The show is on -- Babes in arms -- I'd rather be right -- Pins and needles -- Hooray for what! -- The cradle will rock -- I married an angel -- Hellzapoppin -- Knickerbocker holiday -- Leave it to me! -- The boys from Syracuse -- Too many girls -- DuBarry was a lady -- Louisiana purchase -- Cabin in the sky -- Panama Hattie -- Pal Joey -- Lady in the dark -- Best foot forward -- Let' face it1 -- By Jupiter -- This is the army -- Oklahoma! -- The merry widow -- One touch of venus -- Carmen Jones -- Mexican hayride -- Follow the girls -- Song of Norway -- Bloomer girl -- On the town -- Up in central park -- Carousel -- The red mill -- Show boat -- St. Louis woman -- Call me mister -- Annie get your gun -- Street scene -- Finian's rainbow -- Sweethearts -- Brigadoon -- High button shoes -- Allegro -- Make mine Manhattan -- Inside U.S.A. -- Love life -- Where's Charley? -- As the girls go -- Lend and ear -- Kiss me, Kate -- South Pacific -- Miss liberty -- Lost in the stars -- Gentlemen prefer blondes -- Call me madam -- Guys and dolls -- the king and I -- A tree grows in Brooklyn -- Paint your wagon -- Pal joey -- New faces of 1952 -- Wish you were here -- Wonderful town -- Porgy and Bess -- Can-can -- Me and Juliet -- Kismet -- The threepenny opera -- The golden apple -- The pajama game -- The boy friend -- Peter pan -- Fanny -- House of flowers -- Plain and fancy -- Silk stockings -- Damn Yankees -- My fair lady -- The most happy fella -- Li'l Abner -- Bells are ringing -- Candide -- Ne girl in town -- West side story -- Jamaica -- The music man -- flower drum song -- Redhead -- Destry rides again -- Once upon a mattress -- Gypsy -- take me along -- The sound of music -- Little Mary sunshine -- Fiorello! -- Greenwillow -- Bye bye birdie -- The fantasticks -- Irma la douce -- The unsinkable molly brown -- Camelot -- Do Re Mi -- Carnival -- Milk and honey -- How to succeed in business without really trying -- No strings -- A funny thing happened on the way to the forum -- Stop the world-I want to get off -- Little me -- Oliver! -- She loves me -- 110 in the shade -- Hello, Dolly! -- What makes Sammy run -- Funny girl -- High spirits -- Fiddler on the roof -- Golden boy -- Do I hear a waltz? -- Half a sixpence -- The roar of the greasepaint-the smell of the crowd -- On a clear day you can see forever -- Man of La Mancha -- Sweet charity -- Mame -- The apple tree -- Cabaret -- I do! I do! -- You're a good man, Charlie Brown -- Your own thing -- The happy time -- George M! -- Hair -- Zorba -- Promises, promises -- Dames at sea -- 1776 -- Purlie -- Applause -- Company -- The rothschilds -- No, no, Nanette -- Follies -- Godspell -- Jesus Christ superstar -- Two gentlemen of Verona -- Grease -- Sugar -- Don't bother me, I can't cope -- Pippin -- A little night music -- Irene -- Raisin -- Candide -- The magic show -- The wiz -- Shenandoah -- A chorus line -- Chicago -- Pacific overtures -- I love my wife -- Annie -- Th king and I -- On the twentieth century -- dancin' -- The best little whorehouse in Texas -- Ain't misbehavin' -- I'm getting my act together and taking it on the road -- They're playing our song -- Sweeney Todd -- Peter Pan -- Evita -- Sugar babies -- Oklahoma1 -- Barnum -- 42nd street -- The pirates of penzance -- Sophisticated ladies -- Woman of the year -- Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat -- Dreamgirls -- Nine -- Little shop of horrors -- Cats On your toes -- My one and only -- La cage aux folles -- Zorda -- The tap dance kid -- Sunday in the park with George -- Big river -- Song and dance -- The mystery of Edwin Drood
Summary:
This updated edition of one of the bestselling and comprehensive Broadway reference books, first published in 1985, has been expanded to include many of the most important and memorable productions of American musical theater, including revivals. 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 features on the most significant musicals of the day. The ninth edition documents important musicals produced since the end of the 2012-2013 season through spring 2019.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.