A Century of Musicals in Black and White - An Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works By, About, or Involving African Americans

This comprehensive reference book provides succinct information on almost thirteen hundred musical stage works written and produced from the 1870s to the 1990s involving contributions by black librettists, lyricists, composers, musicians, producers, or performers or containing thematic materials relevant to the black experience. Organized alphabetically, they include tent and outdoor shows, vaudeville, operas and operettas, comedies, farces, spectacles, revues, cabaret and nightclub shows, children's musicals, skits, one-act musicals, one-person shows, and even a musical without songs. In addition to the hundreds of shows independently created, produced, and performed by black writers and theatrical artists, it presents hundreds more representing a collaboration of black and white talents. An appendix organizes the shows chronologically and highlights those that were most significant in the history of the black American musical stage. An extensive bibliography and indexes of names, songs, and subjects complete the work.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Symbols
Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works
Information Sources
Name Index
Song Index
General Index

About the author

BERNARD L. PETERSON, Assistant Professor of English and Drama at Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina, has had a long career in theatre and theatre education.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard L. Peterson Jr., Bernard L. Peterson
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.10.1993
• EAN: 9780313266577
• ISBN: 978-0-313-26657-7
• No. of pages: 560
• Weight: 936 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; USA, Ethnic Studies, 20th Century, Musicals, MUSIC / Reference, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Musicals, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Reference works, United States of America, USA, Black & Asian Studies, Music of film and stage, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, The Arts: Drama