May 24, 2026 | Preserve Old Broadway

The Minstrel Show

The Minstrel Show

Other Musical Threads

Other Musical Threads

The Place of the Negro Spiritual in American Music

The Place of the Negro Spiritual in American Music

Broadway before Ragtime—Operettas and Variety Shows

Broadway before Ragtime—Operettas and Variety Shows

The Origins of Ragtime Piano Music

The Origins of Ragtime Piano Music

Tin Pan Alley and the Invasion of Ragtime Music

Tin Pan Alley and the Invasion of Ragtime Music

Pre-‘Show Boat’ Broadway Threads

Pre-‘Show Boat’ Broadway Threads

Show Boat

Show Boat

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Enter Stage Right, Mr. George Balanchine

Enter Stage Right, Mr. George Balanchine

Overview

Overview

The Start of the T.B. Harms Era

The Start of the T.B. Harms Era

A Young Man From New Jersey

A Young Man From New Jersey

Another “Song-Plugger”

Another “Song-Plugger”

The Composers Club at T.B. Harms

The Composers Club at T.B. Harms

Richard Rodgers Joins the Club

Richard Rodgers Joins the Club

Cole Porter Joins the Club

Cole Porter Joins the Club

On our Way Back to Italy

On our Way Back to Italy

Club Dreyfus

Club Dreyfus

1860’s

1860’s

1870’s

1870’s

1880’s

1880’s

1890’s

1890’s

1900’s

1900’s

1910’s

1910’s

1920’s

1920’s

1930’s

1930’s

1940’s

1940’s

Conclusion

Conclusion

Golden Era

Golden Era

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