American Music Theatre History Presentation Topics 1. In the Beginning: Ballad Opera, Minstrel Shows, Vaudeville, Burlesque, Extravaganza, Revue - Mr. Franco 2. Operettas - Ms. Vernon 3. 1930's and 40's Musicals : Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Rogers and Hart, and Cole Porter - Ally Denton 4. Rodgers and Hammerstein Musicals - Desirae Bowles 5. Lerner and Loewe Musicals -Kelsey Wilkinson 6. 1950's and 60's Musicals - Kelly Rhodes 7. 1970's and 80's Musicals - Kelly Hartman 8. 1990's Musicals to …showed first 75 words of 516 total…

…showed last 75 words of 516 total…Business Without Really Trying, musical comedy became entertainment in excelsis, drawing to itself the best talent the American theatre had to offer in every department. The musical play and musical comedy are today the two major branches of the American musical theatre. Each is a thriving institution, artistically and commercially, because each has its own place and purpose, and each continues year by year to give promise of a still richer and more eventful future.