Media and Performance in the Musical: An Oxford Handbook of the American Musical 9780190877842, 9780190877828, 0190877847

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Media and Performance in the Musical: An Oxford Handbook of the American Musical
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Oklahoma! premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequent

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