development of the 2oth century musicals
The 20th Century musicals had developed from the time of Jerome Kern to Stephen Sondheim, I think mainly it was due to Jerome Kern’s masterpiece, “Show Boat. ... After the lift off of the 20th century American Musicals due to “Show Boat,” after this came “Guy’s and Doll’s,” by Damon Runyon which developed during the prohibition era, based on a Broadway score, and the lifestyle of tourists, Policemen, Photographers, celebrities, a boxer, a pickpocket, a tourist scam, and dolls.