It is a very comprehensive site on the Broadway musical. Though most of the site deals with Broadway, this particular page is very informative on how musicals are made. It is applicable for on OR off-broadway.

This site from Musicals101.com explains the emergence of vaudeville and burlesque from the middle class needs of industrialized America. Part II explains what makes up a vaudeville act.

This is an article about 1920s musical theatre and revues. It focuses on black musicals with links to black performers.

Here you'll find an in-depth look at musical theatre and revues in the 1930s. You'll find info on the famous duo Rodgers & Hart, Jerome Kern, and a few others.

This is a look at the musical revues of the 1930s. You'll find info on Ziegfeld Follies, Pins & Needles, Irving Berlin, and many more.

This article gives a history of the Ziegfeld Follies, with information on its creator Florenz Ziegfield, its origin, and the performers. The site also includes thumbnails of pictures of the Follies.

Read an essay outlining Michael Bennett's Broadway career and highlighting the success of "A Chorus Line". Very detailed. Includes photos of the original cast.

This site from Musicals 101 provides great biographical information on Florenz Ziegfeld. The text is in-depth with pictures included, and covers not only Ziegfeld's life, but also Anna Held, and the birth of Ziegeld's Follies.

This site provides biographies of several musical theater entertainers. At the bottom of this page you'll find an entry about Florenz Ziegfeld of the legendary Ziegfeld Follies.

This is a collection of concise biographies of several performers from the early days of musicals.

Scroll down a bit to read about the first identifiably American Musical, "The Black Crook." The bare legs of the dancers link it to what became the burlesque tradition.

This site discusses the development of the stage musical from 1900-1910. Includes a section on The Wizard of Oz.

From Jerome Kern's Americanized shows to the Ziegfeld Follies, the stages saw a whole new type of musical from 1910-1920.