The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals

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<p><span>The 1910s shaped the future of the American musical. While many shows of the decade were imports of European operettas, and even original Broadway musicals were influenced by continental productions, the musicals of the 1910s found their own American voice.</span></p><p></p><p><span>In</span><span>The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals</span><span>, Dan Dietz covers all 312 musicals that opened on Broadway during this decade. Among the shows discussed are</span><span>The Balkan Princess</span><span>,</span><span> The Kiss Waltz</span><span>,</span><span> Naughty Marietta</span><span>,</span><span> The Firefly</span><span>,</span><span> Very Good Eddie</span><span>,</span><span> Leave It to Jane</span><span>,</span><span> Watch Your Step</span><span>,</span><span> See America First</span><span>, and</span><span>La-La-Lucille.</span><span>Dietz places each musical in its historical context, including the womens suffrage movement and the decades defining historical event, World War I.</span></p><p></p><p><span>Each entry features the following:</span></p><ul><li><span>Plot summary</span></li><li><span>Cast members</span></li><li><span>Creative team, including writers, lyricists, composers, directors, choreographers, and producers</span></li><li><span>Opening and closing dates</span></li><li><span>Number of performances</span></li><li><span>Critical commentary</span></li><li><span>Musical numbers and the performers who introduced the songs</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span>Numerous appendixes include a chronology, discography, filmography, Gilbert and Sullivan productions, Princess Theatre musicals, musicals with World War I themes, and published scripts, making this book a comprehensive and significant resource.</span><span>The Complete Book of 1910s Broadway Musicals</span><span> will captivate and inform scholars, historians, and casual fans about this influential decade in musical theatre history.</span></p>

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<p><span>Dan Dietz</span><span>was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at the University of Virginia. He is the author of</span><span>Off-Broadway Musicals, 1910</span><span>-</span><span>2007</span><span>:</span><span>Casts, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of More Than 1,800 Shows</span><span>(2010), which was selected as one of the outstanding reference sources of 2011 by the American Library Association. He is also the author of</span><span>The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2019),</span><span>The Complete Book of 1930s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2018),</span><span>The Complete Book of 1940s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2015),</span><span>The Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2014),</span><span>The Complete Book of 1960s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2014),</span><span>The Complete Book of 1970s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2015),</span><span>The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2016),</span><span>The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2016),</span><span>The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2017), and</span><span>The Complete Book of 2010s Broadway Musicals</span><span>(2020), all published by Rowman&amp; Littlefield.</span></p>

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