Broadway History: The Golden Age of the American Book Musical, Part 2 Setting the Stage
…musical comedy. He was extremely nervous about the show’s premiere once he realized what it had become, but yet he had faith in Kern and Hammerstein. The Greatest Book Musicals Fiddler on the Roof was the book musical’s last hurrah. Show Boat is considered to be the first great book musical. Many more would follow, including Oklahoma!, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, and Fiddler on the Roof. We’ll be looking at some of the great book musicals in th…