From the 1904 hit Little Johnny Jones to the staged reworking of Walt Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, this volume traces the history of American musicals. The author focuses on the personalities and critical and audience receptions of the musicals, steering away from any attempts to link the history of musicals to larger forces of American society. The work also includes a discography that briefly comments on some 300 musical cast albums. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR