Suggested Readings and Videos
Chapter 14: The American Musical
Adler, Steven. On Broadway: Art and Commerce on The Great White Way. Carbondale: Southern Illinois Press, 2004.
Atkinson, Brooks. Broadway. Rev. ed. New York: Macmillan, 1974.
Bloom, Ken. Broadway: Its History, People, Places: An Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2004.
______, and Frank Vlastnik. Broadway Musicals: The 101 Greatest Shows of All Time. New York: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 2004
Boardman, Gerald. American Musical Comedy: From Adonis to Dreamgirls. New York: OxfordUniversity press, 1982.
Brantley, Ben, ed. The New York Times Book of Broadway: On the Aisle for the Unforgettable Plays of the Last Century. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2001.
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical. Eds. William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird. New York: CambridgeUniversity Press, 2002.
Goldman, William. The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969.
Gottfried, Martin. Broadway Musicals. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1979.
Harris, Andrew B. Broadway Theatre. New York: Routledge, 1994.
Hirsch, Foster. The Boys from Syracuse: The Shuberts’ Theatrical Empire. Carbondale: Southern Illinois Press, 1998.
Jewitt, Deborah. Jerome Robbins: his Life, his Theatre, his Dance. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2004.
Kissel, Howard. David Merrick; the Abominable Showman: The Unauthorized Biography. New York: Applause Books, 1993.
Laurents, Arthur. Original Story By. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.
Lawrence, Greg. Dance with Demons: The Life of Jerome Robbins. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2001.
Lewis, David H. Broadway Musicals: A Hundred Year History. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2002.
Long, Robert Emmet. Broadway, the Golden Years: Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-Directors, 1940 to Present. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003.
Novick, Julius. Beyond Broadway: The Quest for Permanent Theatres. New York: Hill and Wang, 1968.
Prince, Harold. Contradictions: Notes on Twenty-Six Years in the Theatre. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1974.
Secrest, Meryle. Stephen Sondheim: A Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
Video Library
Anna Deavere Smith: In Her Own Words. The solo artist talks about her observations on racism and her creative process. (60 min., audio tape, 1993) WGBH Radio, Boston, MA, distributors.
Fires in the Mirror: CrownHeights, Brooklyn and Other Identities, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith, directed by George C. Wolfe. (60 min., color, 1993) PBS Video, distributors.
Twilight: Los Angeles, written and performed by Anna Deavere Smith. (85 min., color, 2000) Offline Releasing, distributors.
George C.Wolfe (Playwright and Director). (60 min., color, 1995) Insight Media, distributors.
The Mahabharata, directed by Peter Brook with the International Centre for Theatre Research (360 min., color, 1989) Parade Video, distributors.
SubUrbia, written and performed by Eric Bogosian. (118 min., color, 1996) Castlerock Entertainment, distributors.