Anything goes : a history of American musical theatre
(Book)

The first age. Source material ; The age of burlesque ; At the turn of the century

The second age. The witch of the wood and the bamboo tree ; Victor Herbert ; The new music ; The variety show

The third age. The structure of twenties musical comedy ; The structure of twenties operetta ; Dancing in the dark ; Blue Monday blues ; The Rodgers and Hammerstein handbook ; Something to dance about ; After West side story ; The Sondheim handbook

The fourth age. Devolutions ; That is the state of the art.