Musical Theatre Artist and Historian.
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THE MUSICAL THEATRE REPORT
A journal for artists and audiences covering the past, present, and future of the musical stage
THE AMERICAN MUSICAL
A New Book by Ben West
Published by Routledge
Released on April 1, 2024
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“The strangest thing about the theatre’s history is that it is always about to terminate. Commentators are traditionally obsessed with a conviction that the theatre cannot possibly live more than a few years beyond the time at which they write…”
Oscar Hammerstein II