Hischak, Thomas S

Profiles over nine hundred songs from Disney films, television programs, Broadway shows, and theme parks since the 1930s.

Contains nearly five hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the careers of musical collaborators Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, covering people, productions, playhouses, organizations, and other topics, with descriptions of 231 major songs by the duo, as well as discussion of Rodgers' partnerships before and after Hammerstein.

Provides brief descriptions of plays and musicals that have appeared on Broadway between 1919 and 2007, arranged alphabetically, and covers the plots, actors, critical reactions, and reasons for notoriety of more than 14,000 productions.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide brief histories of over 1,800 songs featured in more than five hundred American musicals.

Contains over two thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about performers, composers, producers, choreographers, and other aspects of American musicals, including profiles of shows produced for stage, film, and television, and features a chronology, an index of Tony and Academy Award winners, recommended recordings, and suggestions for further reading.