Musicals Collection Highlights
Here you will find a selection and some highlights of the State Library's resources for and about musicals.
Scores
Refer to the Musicals page to find an overview of the collection and some useful searches.
E-Resources
There are a number of music electronic resources in which to find material on musicals.
Books
The American Musical Film Song Encyclopedia
Covers 1760 songs from 500 film musicals. It has an alphabetic list of song entries, an index by the name of the film and alternative song titles.
American Song : the Complete Musical Theatre Companion
Contains title entries of over 4,800 American musicals from 1877 to 1995. They include all Broadway, off-Broadway and some television musicals.
The Blackwell Guide to the Musical Theatre on Record
Kurt Ganzl has compiled an annotated list of the best 100 recordings of musicals and operettas.
Broadway Babies Say Goodnight: Musicals Then and Now
Steyn examines the American and the British musical side by side.
The Broadway Musical: a Critical and Musical Survey
Discusses how Broadway composers have used composition to create drama. Illustrated with 150 musical excerpts.
A Chronology of American Musical Theater
A three volume encyclopedia covering musicals in New York between 1750 and 2001 largely through theatre programs. Includes indexes to shows, songs and people.
The encyclopedia of the musical theatre
This two volume encyclopedia contains entries on people, shows and lists of works by authors and composers.
Encyclopedia of Theatre Music: a comprehensive listing of more than 4,000 songs from Broadway and Hollywood, 1900-1960
Complete listing of published songs from every Broadway musical: 1925-1960. The songs are listed by title and by the name of the musical.
Hollywood Song : the Complete Film & Musical Companion
Lists American films with original music and includes the composer of the music score and a list of the film's songs.
The Musicals No One Came to See: a Guidebook to Four Decades of Musical-comedy Casualties on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and in Out-of-town Try-out, 1943-1983
A listing of unsuccessful Broadway and off-Broadway shows that includes the writers, major stars, credits, opening dates, reviews, copyright, agent and information on the publication of librettos, recordings and sheet music.
Journals
Variety
A weekly American theatre industry magazine covering all aspects of the stage. Variety is also available online within the library via the internet.
Recordings
Refer to the Musicals page to find an overview of the collection and some useful searches.
Page last updated: Wednesday 20 April 2011
