No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance: A History of the American Musical Theater

by Sheldon Patinkin and Phillip Patinkin

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Written by one of American theater's most avid and knowledgeable proponents, "No Legs, No Jokes, No Chance" traces the American musical from its rich and varied beginnings in European opera, American minstrel shows, and vaudeville through its many permutations to its current state--from, as Sheldon Patinkin puts it, La Boheme to Rent. Minstrelsy, burlesque, revue, dance, and choreographers, the "texts" of musical theater so often overlooked by its...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0810119943

ISBN13:9780810119949

Release Date:May 2008

Publisher:Northwestern University Press

Length:672 Pages

Weight:3.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 7.0" x 9.8"

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Arts, Music & Photography Broadway & Musicals Performing Arts

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