Great American Music: Broadway Musicals

The Essence of the Musical

The Minstrel Era (1828 to C. 1900)

Evolution of the Verse/Chorus Song

The Ragtime Years (C. 1890–1917)

The Vaudeville Era (1881 to C. 1935)

Tin Pan Alley

Broadway in Its Infancy

The Revue Versus the Book Musical

Superstars on the Horizon

Transition Into the Jazz Age (1916–20)

Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern — Contrasts

George Gershwin’s Legacy (1919 to C. 1935)

Rodgers and Hammerstein Era (1940s)

Golden Age of Musical Theater (1950s)

Rock 'n' Roll Reaches Broadway (1960s)

Big Bucks and Long Runs (1970s–present)