 | From Assassins to West Side Story: The Director's Guide to Musical Theatre by Scott Miller
Buy new: $15.96 / Used from: $1.99 A discussion of 16 amazing musicals, examining plot, score, characters, subtext, historical context, and much more, for both professionals and enthusiastic amateurs
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 | Deconstructing Harold Hill: An Insider's Guide to Musical Theatre by Scott Miller
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $4.63 A discussion of 8 more amazing musicals, examining plot, score, characters, subtext, historical context, and much more, for both professionals and enthusiastic amateurs
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 | Rebels with Applause: Broadway's Groundbreaking Musicals by Scott Miller
Buy new: $18.95 / Used from: $6.98 An exploration of the musicals that broke new ground and changed all the rules, including Rent, Hair, Oklahoma, Pal Joey, and others.
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 | American Musical Theater: A Chronicle by Gerald Bordman
Buy new: $59.85 / Used from: $35.75 The Bible, a complete history of every single musical on Broadway (and a few off-Broadway) since the mid-1800s
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 | America's Musical Stage by Julian Mates
Buy new: $27.95 / Used from: $11.15 A really good look at the evolution of musical theatre, from its roots in minstrel shows, ballad opera, vaudeville, burlesque, and other forms
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 | Black Musical Theatre: From Coontown to Dreamgirls by Allen L. Woll
Buy used from: $14.50 A great history of Black musical theatre, and a sobering example of how the contributions of Black artists are left out of most mainstream history books
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 | Let the Sun Shine In: The Genius of HAIR by Scott Miller
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $12.50 An in-depth look at the Great American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, its creation, its influences, its impact, and the magic it holds over audiences and actor alike.
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 | The Broadway Musical: Collaboration in Commerce and Art by Bernard Rosenberg
Buy new: $46.50 / Used from: $1.84 An amazing look into the business of producing Broadway musicals
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 | New Broadways: Theatre Across America: Approaching a New Millennium by Gerald M. Berkowitz
Buy new: $24.95 / Used from: $0.85 A really good look at the evolution of regional theatre in America, a tradition from which New Line comes
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 | Art Isn't Easy: The Theater of Stephen Sondheim (Revised Edition) by Joanne Gordon
Buy new: $21.00 / Used from: $10.50 A wonderful introduction to the musicals of Stephen Sondheim, many of which New Line Theatre has produced
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 | Sondheim's Broadway Musicals (The Michigan American Music Series) by Stephen 0 Banfield
Buy new: $21.86 / Used from: $14.29 A more technical look at Sondheim's musicals, geared more for readers with music theory background
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 | Stephen Sondheim: A Casebook (Garland Reference Library of Humanities) by Joanne Gordon
Buy new: $31.70 / Used from: $26.95 A little uneven but generally outstanding collection of essays on Sondheim's musicals
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 | Making It Big: The Diary of a Broadway Musical by Barbara Isenberg
Buy new: $25.00 / Used from: $4.99 A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the creation of a new Broadway musical
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 | Broadway Musicals - Show by Show by Stanley Green
Buy used from: $1.50 A good history of Broadway musicals, but less comprehensive (and therefore less expensive) than the Bordman book
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 | Let's Put on a Musical!: How to Choose the Right Show for Your School, Community, or Professional Theater by Peter Filichia
Buy used from: $2.58 An excellent resource for companies or schools looking for interesting musicals, with info on cast size, orchestration, technical demands, content, difficulty, etc.
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 | Assassins by Stephen Sondheim
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $6.25 John Weidman's script and Sondheim's lyrics for the brilliantly subversive, wickedly funny show that may be the greatest musical ever written
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 | Company by Stephen Sondheim
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $3.73 George Furth's script and Sondheim's lyrics for the brilliant, funny, moving 1970 concept musical that changed the face of the American musical
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