sentences:  marked the transition from operetta to truly American musical theater.The 1960s produced SLOC’s first attempts at modern musical comedy- The Music Man, Where's Charley?, Guys and Dolls, and Bye Bye Birdie -as well as the classics, The King and I, My Fair Lady, Kiss Me Kate, and South Pacific.The decade closed with the beautiful She Loves Me, and the exciting West Side Story.