"A lively guide to fifty popular musicals from the comedy classics of the 1930s and 1940s to the frequently-produced darlings of modern theater"--Provided by publisher.

Chronological List of Musicals. Show Boat (1927) -- Anything Goes (1934) -- Pal Joey (1940) -- Oklahoma! (1943) -- On the Town (1944) -- Carousel (1945) -- Brigadoon (1947) -- Kiss Me, Kate (1948) -- Finian's Rainbow (1949) -- South Pacific (1949) -- Guys and Dolls (1950) -- The King and I (1951) -- Wonderful Town (1953) -- The Pajama Game (1954) -- Wonderful Town (1953) -- Damn Yankees (1955) -- My Fair Lady (1956) -- West Side Story (1957) -- The Music Man (1957) -- Flower Drum Song (1958) -- Gypsy (1959) -- The Sound of Music (1959) -- Bye Bye Birdie (1960) -- Camelot (1960) -- How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying (1961) -- Hello, Dolly! (1964) -- Fiddler on the Roof (1964) -- Man of La Mancha (1965) -- Cabaret (1966) -- Mame (1966) -- Sweet Charity (1966) -- Hair (1967) -- (1969) -- Company (1970) -- Follies (1971) -- Grease (1972) -- Pippin (1972) -- Chicago (1975) -- Annie (1977) -- Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) -- Dreamgirls (1981) -- Little Shop of Horrors (1982) -- Big River (1985) -- The Secret Garden (1991) -- Assassins (1991) -- Rent (1996) -- Ragtime (1998) -- Hairspray (2002) -- In the Heights (2008) -- Shrek the Musical (2010)