Musical!: A Grand Tour
Many histories of Broadway musicals are on the shelves, most of them taking the predictable path of chronological order, or by composer. Denny Martin Flynn's history follows a rough chronology, but instead examines the development of musicals in chapters divided by dominant personality (&quot;Jerome Robbins andOklahoma!&quot;), by discipline (&quot;Lyrics,&quot; &quot;Bookwriters&quot;), or by genre (&quot;Revues,&quot; &quot;The Rock Musical&quot;). Though oddly apocalyptic toward the end, given the recent vitality of musicals, the book offers a useful, fresh perspective on the 20th-century history of a magical art form.