Operetta Research Center » The Black Crook http://operetta-research-center.org The #1 Archive for Musical Theater Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:23:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 The First American Musical: “The Doctor of Alcantara” (1862) http://operetta-research-center.org/first-american-musical-doctor-alcantara-1862/ http://operetta-research-center.org/first-american-musical-doctor-alcantara-1862/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2020 14:30:29 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=19961 Today I got asked, for the umpteenth time, ‘what was the first American musical?’  Well, all those three qualifications narrow

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/first-american-musical-doctor-alcantara-1862/feed/ 0 How Big Is The Stretch From “Fosse/Verdon” And “Judy” To A TV-Series About Erik Charell And Fritzi Massary? http://operetta-research-center.org/big-stretch-fosseverdon-judy-series-erik-charell-fritzi-massary/ http://operetta-research-center.org/big-stretch-fosseverdon-judy-series-erik-charell-fritzi-massary/#comments Mon, 13 May 2019 09:39:11 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=17412 As I sit watching the current TV series Fosse/Verdon, starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams as two show business legends,

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/big-stretch-fosseverdon-judy-series-erik-charell-fritzi-massary/feed/ 4 Bring On The (1860s) Dancing Girls http://operetta-research-center.org/bring-1860s-dancing-girls/ http://operetta-research-center.org/bring-1860s-dancing-girls/#comments Sun, 10 Sep 2017 10:29:28 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=12982 Today I got led (via my blonde burlesque ladies) into the world of the ‘spectacular theatre’. You know, those shows

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/bring-1860s-dancing-girls/feed/ 0 The Demystification Of “The Black Crook” http://operetta-research-center.org/demystification-black-crook/ http://operetta-research-center.org/demystification-black-crook/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:49:46 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=11047 One thing leads to another … Answering various queries, after my 15 years old article on The Black Crook, which

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/demystification-black-crook/feed/ 1 Double Treat: “The Black Crook” From New York and London http://operetta-research-center.org/double-treat-black-crook-new-york-london/ http://operetta-research-center.org/double-treat-black-crook-new-york-london/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2016 18:43:12 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=10970 Often, in earlier times, quoted as “the first landmark in the history of the American musical theatre”, the 1866 extravaganza

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/double-treat-black-crook-new-york-london/feed/ 0 Talking With Joshua William Gelb About “The Black Crook” In 2016 http://operetta-research-center.org/joshua-william-gelb-black-crook/ http://operetta-research-center.org/joshua-william-gelb-black-crook/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2016 08:56:50 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=11017 In 2016, The Black Crook celebrates its 150th anniversary, marking 150 years of the American Musical. To commemorate the sesquicentennial,

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]]> http://operetta-research-center.org/joshua-william-gelb-black-crook/feed/ 1 “The Black Crook” Returns To New York For Its 150th Anniversary http://operetta-research-center.org/black-crook-returns-new-york-150th-anniversary/ http://operetta-research-center.org/black-crook-returns-new-york-150th-anniversary/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2016 06:57:29 +0000 http://operetta-research-center.org/?p=10854 You might truly hold your breath for a second: the famous show The Black Crook is being revived in New

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