History of American Musical Theatre
A History of the American Musical Theatre: No Business Like It by Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- ML1711 .H87 2014another online version
Contents: 1 A very good place to start: The beginning, up to the eighteenth century; 2 Early musical theatre in America, 1735-1865; 3 First stirrings, 1866-1902; 4 The turn of the century, 1900-07: A new era of great American songwriters begins; 5 The Princess and the great revues, 1907-20; 6 The Jazz Age, 1920-29: A period of great songwriters; 7 A double whammy, 1929-39: The Great Depression and talking movies threaten the Broadway musical; 8 A bright golden haze, 1939-45: The American musical comes of age; 9 The Golden Age, 1945-64: An era of great musical dramatists; 10 The search for relevancy, 1964-70; 11 New directions, 1970-82; 12 Joint ventures and mega-musicals, 1982-93: British rule; 13 The corporate musical, 1993-2001; 14 The new millennium, 2001-14
Other Books about Broadway & Off-Broadway Musicals
- UCF Library CatalogCatalog of the books, media, journals, and other library materials owned by the UCF Libraries.
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Better Nate Than Ever by Call Number: UCF CMC Fiction -- F FedAn eighth-grader who dreams of performing in a Broadway musical concocts a plan to run away to New York and audition for the role of Elliot in the musical version of "E.T."
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On Broadway: Art & Commerce on the Great White Way by Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 A35 2004
The Great White Way: Race & the Broadway Musical by Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- ML3918.M85H64 2014
The Rise and Fall of the Broadway Musical by Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML1711.8.N3G727 2004Contents: From soaring divas to growling rockers : how changes in singing forged and felled the show tune -- How mavericks, highbrows, and enlightened collectivism invented the book and lyrics and tweaked the music -- Revolutions in Broadway rhythm : how the rock groove decomposed the musical and dismantled the fourth wall -- The loudspeakers are alive with the sound of music : how electronics trumped the artful acoustics of Broadway -- Wagging the musical : how director-choreographers co-opted a writer's medium -- The age of McMusicals : vaudeville redux.
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The Musical Theater of Stephen Schwartz: from Godspell to Wicked & beyond by Call Number: ML410.S42 L36 2014 (online only)Contents: An introduction to Stephen Schwartz -- Godspell -- Leonard Bernstein's Mass -- Pippin -- The magic show -- The baker's wife -- Working -- Rags -- Children of Eden -- Animated features for Disney and Dreamworks -- Geppetto becomes my son Pinocchio : Geppetto's musical tale -- Wicked -- Séance on a wet afternoon -- Stephen Schwartz's works outside of Broadway and Hollywood- The Greatest Street in the World: The Story of Broadway, Old & New, from the Bowling Green to Albany byCall Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection -- F128.67.B7 |b J5 1911
- Broadway musicals byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 G68 1979
- Off-Broadway musicals since 1919 : from Greenwich Village follies to The toxic avenger byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 H57 2011
- Beautiful mornin' : the Broadway musical in the 1940s byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 M768 1999
- Coming up roses : the Broadway musical in the 1950s byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 M77 1998
- Make believe : the Broadway musical in the 1920s byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 M78 1997
- One more kiss : the Broadway musical in the 1970s byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 M787 2003
- A producer's Broadway journey byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 O88 1999
- West End Broadway : the golden age of the American musical in London byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 1731.8.L663 W754 2012
- Words with music : creating the Broadway musical libretto byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 2110.E6 2006
- Present at the creation, leaping in the dark, and going against the grain : 1776, Pippin, M. Butterfly, La bête, & other Broadway adventures byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- ML 429.O77 A3 2006
- Writing the Broadway musical byCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- MT 67.F78 [1977]
- The blue book of Broadway musicals byCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- ML 128.M78 B87 1975
The new Broadway song companion : an annotated guide to musical theatre literature by voice type and song style by Call Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- ML 128.M78 D48 2009"Arranged by show, each song is annotated with the name of the characters who sing the song, the vocal range, and a style category such as uptempo, narrative ballad, swing ballad, or moderate character piece. Several indexes organize the songs by voice type (soprano, baritone, etc.) and song style, vocal arrangement (duets, trios, chorus, etc.), and composer and lyricist, allowing increased access to the repertoire."- Catalog of the American musical : musicals of Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart byCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- ML 128.M78 K7 1988
- The musicals no one came to see : a guidebook to four decades of musical-comedy casualties on Broadway, off-Broadway, and in out-of-town try-out, 1943-1983 byCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- ML 128.M78 S5 1987
- Broadway sheet music : a comprehensive listing of published music from Broadway and other stage shows, 1918-1993 byCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- ML 128.M78 S78 1996
- Off Broadway musicals, 1910-2007 : casts, credits, songs, critical reception and performance data of more than 1,800 shows byCall Number: UCF Main Library Reference - 2nd Floor -- ML 1711.8.N3 D54 2010
The Show Makers: Great Directors of the American Musical Theatre by Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 4th Floor -- PN2285.T48 2000NOTE: Online access is limited to 1 simultaneous user.
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Contents: Making the show -- Martin Charnin -- Graciela Daniele -- James Lapine -- Arthur Laurents -- Richard Maltby Jr. -- Des McAnuff -- Mike Ockrent -- Tom O'Horgan -- Harold Prince -- Jerome Robbins -- George C. Wolfe -- Jerry Zaks
Musical Theatre Resources in Databases
- North American Theatre Online - Reference Works"a major initiative to provide detailed reference information for every theatrical figure, every play, every theatre, every major production, and every production company, from Colonial times to the present, in both Canada and the United States."
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- Asian American Drama
- Black Drama - 1850 to Present
- Latino Drama
- Twentieth Century North American Drama
- North American Women's Drama
Reference Works - histories of actors, playwrights, companies, stages, plays
- Theatre in Video (Alexander Street)- Alice in Wonderland by Richard Addinsell
- Hans Brinker by Mark Charlap
- In Fashion by Jerry Blatt
- When Hell Freezes Over, I'll Skate by Cleavant Derricks
- Working by Susan Birkenhead - International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (1984+)"a fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries....contains more than 400 full-text titles, including more than 130 full-text journals...and more than 270 full-text books & monographs."
Musical Scores in the UCF Library
The UCF Library has many scores included in the collection; some dramatic music publications are shelved on the 4th floor in the General Collection at M 1500 through M 1527.8, but search the UCF library catalog for specific pieces. Some anthologies of songs include:
- Contemporary theatre songs. Baritone: songs from the 21st centuryCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.C779 2016
- Contemporary theatre songs. Belter/mezzo-soprano: songs from the 21st centuryCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.C778 2016
- Contemporary theatre songs. Soprano: songs from the 21st centuryCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.C78 2016
- Contemporary Theatre Songs. Tenor: Songs from the 21st CenturyCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.C777 2016
- Broadway Deluxe - over 125 of Broadway's Best Loved MelodiesCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.B76 1995
- Best Broadway Songs Ever 4Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.B4781 2012
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 1891-1916Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.B761 1991
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 1917-1929Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.B762 1991
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 1930-1939Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.B763 1991
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 1940-1949Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.B764 1991
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 1950-1959Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.B765 1991
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 1960-1971Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.B766 1991
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 1972-1988Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.B767 1991
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 1989-2005Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.B76 2006
- Broadway Musicals: Show by Show, 2006-2013Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.B77 2014
- Broadway Favorites: Audition Songs for Male SingersCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.B76 2010ch3ck availability
Ask for accompanying CD-ROM at Circulation Desk - Broadway Standards: Audition Songs for Female SingersCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M1507.B763 2010ch3ck availability
Ask for accompanying CD-ROM at Circulation Desk - The Teen's Musical Theatre Collection: Young Men's EditionCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.T431 2001ch3ck availability
Ask for accompanying CD-ROM at Circulation Desk - The Teen's Musical Theatre Collection: Young Women's EditionCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1507.T25 2001ch3ck availability
Ask for accompanying CD-ROM at Circulation Desk - The All-American Song Book: The Big Hits of the 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's & 60'sCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1630.18.A57UCF has volumes 1 and 3
ch3ck availability - American Rock & Roll: The Biggest Hits of the Late 50's and Early 60'sCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1630.18.A647UCF has volumes 2, 3, and 4
ch4ck availability - Bacharach and David Song BookCall Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1630.18.B226.M7 1970
- The Best of Rock & Roll: The Complete Original Sheet Music Editions (12 volumes)Call Number: UCF Main Library General Collection - 3rd Floor -- M 1630.18.B4757 1988
Music CD's
NOTE: The following keyword searches for "broadway" and "musical" retrieve some results unrelated to musical theatre.