History of the Broadway Musical: Musical Theatre Entertainments
…musical, which was first classified as musical comedy. Here are some quick notes on musical comedy and the book musical. Musical Comedy: In the U.S., musical comedy focused on American characters and themes, included dance numbers, tended to be light on plot, and featured a lot of songs. One of the first hit musical comedies was A Trip to Chinatown. Book Musical: The book musical, which came to prominence in 1927 when Kern and Hammerstein’s Show B…