First there was Grand Opera. Then along came Light Opera and finally Operetta. In 1866, because a ballet troupe was left stranded, a new form called “Musical Theater” was born. The show was The Black Crook and it was the first of what was called a “book musical” for it did have a book based […]
SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 10:23AM on March 16, 2018