TY - BOOK AU - Mordden,Ethan TI - Anything goes: a history of American musical theatre SN - 9780199892839 AV - ML1711 .M732 2013 U1 - 782.1/40973 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Musicals KW - United States KW - History and criticism N1 - Discography: (pages 291-322); Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -