Cambridge Companion to the Musical (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Everett, William A.

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Produktbeschreibung

The expanded and updated third edition of this acclaimed Companion provides an accessible, broadly based survey of one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. It ranges from the American musical of the nineteenth century to the most recent productions on Broadway, in London's West End, and many other venues, and includes key information on singers, audiences, critical reception, and traditions. Contributors approach the subject from a wide variety of perspectives, including historical concerns, artistic aspects, important trends, attention to various genres, the importance of stars, the influence of race, the various disciplines of theatrical production, the musical in varied media, and changes in technology. Chapters related to the contemporary musical have been updated, and two new chapters cover the television musical and the British musical since 1970. Carefully organised and highly readable, it will be welcomed by enthusiasts, students, and scholars alike.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108229562
• Artikelnr.: 49268787

Inhaltsangabe

1. How to create a musical: the case of Wicked Paul R. Laird; Part I.
Adaptations and Transformations: before 1940: 2. American musical theatre
before the twentieth century Katherine K. Preston; 3. Non-English-language
musical theatre in the United States John Koegel; 4. Birth pangs, growing
pains, and sibling rivalry: musical theatre in New York, 1900-20 Orly Leah
Krasner; 5. American and British operetta in the 1920s: romance, nostalgia,
and adventure William A. Everett; 6. Images of African Americans:
African-American musical theatre, Show Boat and Porgy and Bess John
Graziano; 7. The melody (and the words) linger on: American musical
comedies of the 1920s and 1930s Geoffrey Block; Part II. Maturations and
Formulations: 1940-70: 8. 'We said we wouldn't look back': British musical
theatre, 1935-69 John Snelson; 9. The coming of the musical play: Rodgers
and Hammerstein Ann Sears; 10. The successors of Rodgers and Hammerstein
from the 1940s to the 1960s Thomas L. Riis and Ann Sears; 11. Musical
sophistication on Broadway: Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein Bruce D.
Mcclung and Paul R. Laird; Part III. Evolutions and Integrations: after
1970: 12. Stephen Sondheim and the musical of the outsider Jim
Lovensheimer; 13. Choreographers, directors, and the fully integrated
musical Paul R. Laird; 14. From Hair to Rent and beyond: has 'rock' ever
been a four-letter word on Broadway? Scott Warfield; 15. The megamusical:
the creation, internationalisation, and impact of a genre Paul Prece and
William A. Everett; 16. 'In this England, in these times': redefining the
British musical since 1970 Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen; 17. 'Tonight I will
bewitch the world': the European musical Judith Sebesta and Laura
MacDonald; 18. New horizons: the musical at the dawn of the twenty-first
century Bud Coleman; Part IV. Legacies and Transformations: 19. Why do they
start to sing and dance all of a sudden? Examining the film musical Graham
Wood; 20. Revisiting classic musicals: revivals, films, television, and
recordings Jessica Sternfeld; 21. Big dreams on the small screen: the
television musical Mary Jo Lodge.