Commerce, democracy, and the American musical
New historicism: the American musical as a mirror of reality
Aspects of intertextuality in the American musical
3. Developments in the American musical theater between the colonial period and World War II
4. Themes and topics of the American musical in the era of Rodgers and Hammerstein
The American musical in the 1940s
An overview of some selected musicals from the 1940s
Kurt Weill and his musicals
Rodgers and Hammerstein and their musicals
Themes and topics in South Pacific
South Pacific: a story of war
South Pacific: a story of racial prejudices and national differences
South Pacific: a love story
South Pacific and tales of the South Pacific: aspects of intertextuality
5. Themes and topics of the American musical in the 1950s
The American musical in the 1950s
An overview of some selected musicals from the 1950s
The development of American dance and musical choreography after World War II
Leonard Bernstein and his musicals
Themes and topics in West Side Story
West Side Story: a story about minorities
West Side Story: a story about American society and the American dream
West Side Story: a story about generation conflicts
West Side Story: a love story
West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet: aspects of intertextuality
6. Themes and topics of the American musical in the 1960s
7. Themes and topics of the American musical in the era of Stephen Sondheim
The American musical in the 1970s and 1980s
An overview of some selected musical from the 1970s and 1980s
Stephen Sondheim and his musicals
Themes and topics in Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George: a story about George Seurat
Sunday in the Park with George: a story of creation, fall and restoration
Sunday in the Park with George: a story of reception
Sunday in the Park with George: a love story
8. The American musical in the 1990s
9. Conclusion: themes and topics of the American musical.
