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Derived from the colourful traditions of vaudeville, burlesque, revue, and operetta, the musical has blossomed into America's most popular form of theater. This book presents a theory of this art form, exploring the musical as a type of drama deserving the kind of critical and theoretical regard given to Chekhov or opera.McMillin, Scott is the author of 'Musical As Drama A Study of the Principles and Conventions Behind Musical Shows from Kern to Sondheim', published 2006 under ISBN 9780691127309 and ISBN 0691127301.
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