Musical theatre came out of Burlesque*, the first " book musical" being "The Black Crook", which opened on Broadway in September of 1866. There are many books that detail the history of American Musical Theatre, you might begin with a search on Amazon.com for titles that you can then take to the library.
Ethan Mordden
has a whole series, decade by decade, which might be a good place to start.
*Keep in mind, too, that Burlesque at that time referred to performances where dancing girls wore tights or bloomers that showed the shape of their legs, not the feather and tassel Burlesque you might think of today.
Vaudeville was a form of "family variety" theater. Burlesque was a raunchy scripted play for "adults" only.
Opera and musical theater are much alike except that musical theater generally has much more spoken dialogue than opera does.
You can act or work in theater.
yes, musical theatre still is around...
no that is drama
Burlesque is a style of performance, which can take place in a burlesque theater; there are not a lot of those left, however.
Vaudeville was a form of "family variety" theater. Burlesque was a raunchy scripted play for "adults" only.
Arthur Miller was not a prominent American playwright in musical theater, as he was known more for his work in drama. Other prominent playwrights/musical theater creators in the late twentieth century included Stephen Sondheim, August Wilson, and Terrence McNally.
yes musical theater is part of dancing
Natalya Sats Musical Theater was created in 1921.
Opera and musical theater are much alike except that musical theater generally has much more spoken dialogue than opera does.
musical theater
You can act or work in theater.
New York and San Francisco
America's Musical Theater - 1985 was released on: USA: 2 February 1985
yes there is a musical theater that they use to do their traditional dance.
Tap, jazz, ballroom, and musical theater