Broadway in Black and White: The Untold Story of the American Musical

Long before racial integration became the law of the land, Broadway showed Americans what it could look and sound like.

Shaped by Black musical traditions, European theatrical forms, and immigrant cultures, the Broadway musical emerged in the twentieth century as a visceral embodiment of the American melting pot. In Broadway in Black and White, conductor and historian John Mauceri-together with linguist and cultural commentator John H. McWhorter-presents a dazzling history of collaboration b...