Music-Genres & Styles-Musicals

It's New York, 1952. Welcome to Broadway, the glamour and power capital of the universe. J.J. Hunsecker rules it all with his daily gossip column in the New York Globe, syndicated to sixty million readers across America. J.J. has the goods on everyone, from...

Putting Asian and European musicals into conversation with Hollywood classics like Singin' in the Rain and La La Land, this study demonstrates the flexibility and durability of the genre. It explores how the movie musical mediates between nostalgia and technical innovation, while foregrounding the...

If you love THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MAN OF LA MANCHA, and LES MISERABLES, you will enjoy this fascinating analysis of how the three musicals reflect the basic teachings of the Bible. Dr. Jones is a Harvard PhD and a professor emeritus of...

America has gone Hamilton crazy. Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical has spawned sold-out performances, a triple platinum cast album, and a score so catchy that it is being used to teach U.S. history in classrooms across the country. But just how historically accurate is Hamilton?...

(Vocal Score). Available for the first time, this free adaptation of the original Greek play by Aristophanes tells the amusing story of how the god Dionysus along with his servant Xanthias travel to Hades intent on bringing back George Bernard Shaw to rescue the...

The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical provides a comprehensive academic survey of British musical theatre offering both a historical account of the musical's development from 1728 and a range of in-depth critical analyses of the unique forms and features of British musicals, which...

Author: Joan Micklin Silver, Julianne BoydISBN-10: 0573694060ISBN-13: 9780573694066Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2017Pages: 92Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.19d

Judges selected from the audience actually vote and determine the winner who, therefore, may be different at each performance. The show takes its shots not by mocking the pageant from the outside, but by being one. The six contestants compete for the title of...

Cougar The Musical unleashes three divine but disillusioned women who develop a taste for hot, young men. They let their inner cougar roar and purr, finding self-love and empowerment in the process. The sexy, ferocious cast of three fabulous-over-forty women and one multi-talented boy...

An autobiographical musical adventure that promises mischief and mashups, dresses and divas, and a whole lot of heart. Growing up in a close-knit south Wales community, Luke Hereford relied on his Nan as a personal cheerleader to guide him through his queer childhood. On...

The American musical is a paradox. On stage or screen, musicals at once hold a dominant and a contested place in the worlds of entertainment, art, and scholarship. Born from a m駘ange of performance forms that included opera and operetta, vaudeville and burlesque, minstrelsy...

(Vocal Selections). In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father the king of the sea to escape the clutches...

This volume in the Routledge Key Guides series provides a round-up of the fifty musicals whose creations were seminal in altering the landscape of musical theater discourse in the English-speaking world. Each entry summarises a show, including a full synopsis, discussion of the creators'...

"The Grand Duke; or, The Statutory Duel" is a comic musical opera written by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert in 1896. Gilbert and Sullivan were a Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842-1900). Together...

Female musical theatre singers produce some of the most exciting and expressive singing an audience can experience. They also face a unique and specific set of issues when approaching their craft, from negotiating the registers of their voice to enable them to belt, to...

Beyond being just fuel for the body, food carries symbolic importance used to define individuals, situations, and places, making it an ideal communication tool. In musical theater, food can be used as a shortcut to tell the audience more about a setting, character, or...

The politics of Broadway musicals matter a great deal more to U.S. American culture than they appear to mean, and they are especially important to mainstream politics surrounding sex, gender, and sexuality. Love Is Love Is Love looks to the Broadway musicals of the...

The American musical has achieved and maintained relevance to more people in America than any other performance-based art. This thoughtful history of the genre, intended for readers of all stripes, offers probing discussions of how American musicals, especially through their musical numbers, advance themes...

A reflection and symbol of the turbulent 1960s and the culture and lifestyles of the Hippies, Hair made history as the first rock musical on Broadway and one of the most successful musicals. The sixties left an indelible imprint upon the American psyche, and...

Beginning in the 1930s, men and a handful of women came from India's many communities-Marathi, Parsi, Goan, North Indian, and many others--to Mumbai to work in an industry that constituted in the words of some, "the original fusion music." They worked as composers, arrangers,...

From Broadwayto Hollywood MICHAEL B. DRUXMAN Combining as it does the elements of drama, comedy, music, dance, photography, and design, the film musical is a unique and favored genre, with, it would seem, almost unlimited possibilities for artistic expression and satisfying entertainment. This potential...

National Identity and the British Musical: From Blood Brothers to Cinderellaexamines the myths associated with national identity which are reproduced by the British musical and asks why the genre continues to uphold, instead of challenging, outdated ideals. All too often, UK musicals reinforce national...

This is work of creative art and satire (17 U.S. Code 107) Pete Townshend is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Who. His career with the Who...

An entertaining and informative new guidebook to the creation of the musical show, filled with anecdotes, practical advice, and sparkling commentary from the biggest Broadway insiders.Author: Stephen CitronISBN-10: 1566631769ISBN-13: 9781566631761Publisher: Ivan R. Dee PublisherLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/1997Pages: 305Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.05h x 5.93w x 0.88d

"Let Me Dream Again" is a song composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1876. Sullivan was an English composer best known for his comic musical opera collaborations with the librettist W. S. Gilbert. His works also include 23 operas, 13 major orchestral works, eight choral...

The 1970s was an exciting decade for musical theatre. Besides shows from legends Stephen Sondheim (Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, and Sweeney Todd) and Andrew Lloyd Webber (Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita), old-fashioned musicals (Annie) and major revivals (No, No, Nanette) became hits....

The first monograph devoted to the popular genre of the Slavic film musical, this volume offers analyses of some of the most widely-attended Polish and Russian films within a cultural and sociopolitical context.Author: Helena GosciloISBN-13: 9798887190204Publisher: Academic Studies PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/11/2023Pages: 330Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.41lbsSize:...

FOREWARD BY MICHAEL FEINSTEINWorking with Steve Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Marvin Hamlisch Larry Blank describes growing up in the NY Theatre of the 60's till the present. He shares his experiences of being mentored by music business legends and with time, achieving the ability to...

The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is the first reference volume devoted to the works of this prolific composer and lyricist. The encyclopedia's entries provide readers with detailed information about Sondheim's work and key figures in his career, including his apprenticeship, his early work with Leonard...

Twenty-First Century Musicals stakes a place for the musical in today's cinematic landscape, taking a look at leading contemporary shows from their stage origins to their big-screen adaptations. Each chapter offers a new perspective on a single musical, challenging populist narratives and exploring underlying...

This new edition of Swain's classic award-winning text reveals how a musical drama achieves plot movement, character development and conflict through strategic placement of music in twenty impressive productions. Included is the latest research and viewpoints of contemporary critics, highlighting the various styles of...

MusicalCharacters: 3 male, 3 female, with doubling & optional guest starSet amid the whirl of 1922 Manhattan society, this sparkling comedy features a jazzy danceable score and a timeless romantic story. With plenty of friends but little money, Susy Branch and her friend Nick...

Characters: 13 male, 6 female. Various sets. Winner 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival Award for ExcellenceWinner National Music Theatre Network Award This charming rags to riches romp with a melodic score follows Ragged Dick, Horatio Alger's first best selling hero, from penniless bootblack...

Young audience Characters: 3 male, 3 female With help from Uncle Pirate and his faithful talking penguin, maybe, just maybe, Wilson can survive the fourth grade. Wilson is just your average kid. Then one day he finds out his uncle is a pirate... like,...

"Based on the novel 'The story of Tracy Beaker' by Jacqueline Wilson."Author: Jacqueline Wilson, Grant OldingISBN-10: 0573180415ISBN-13: 9780573180415Publisher: Samuel French LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/2010Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.23lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d

A delightful dramatization, with enchanting songs, of Kenneth Grahame's classic tale of river-bank animals. Toad finds himself in prison but manages to escape, but not before Toad Hall, his pride and joy, has been overrun by the wicked Weasels. Thanks to the efforts of...

This exuberant musical, with a delightful score, conjures up the timeless dream world of work-shy, beer-swilling Andy Capp, known the world over from Reg Smythe's cartoon strip in the Daily Mirror.9 women, 11 menAuthor: Trevor PeacockISBN-10: 0573080569ISBN-13: 9780573080562Publisher: Samuel French LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/1984Pages: 78Format:...

Fred Cochran, the hero, is a down-at-heel gangster, trying to make a comeback. Lil Smith is his loyal moll, a tart with a heart of gold, who longs for respectability and keeps a marriage licence ready for her lucky day. Fred's shpieler (gambling den)...

Rupert and his famous friends, including Edward Trunk, Bill Badger, Podgy Pig, Algy Pug, Pong Ping and Tiger Lily feature in this new story. Edward Trunk wishes for a sunny day for his birthday, but Nutwood is currently experiencing only winter weather. On the...

Still the most influential and popular songwriting team in the history of the American Musical Theatre, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein represent Broadway musicals at their finest. The team revolutionized the musical play with Oklahoma! in 1943 and then went on to explore territory...

Gestures of Music Theater: The Performativity of Song and Dance offers new, cutting-edge essays focusing on song and dance as performative gestures that not only entertain but also act on audiences and performers. The chapters range across musical theater, opera, theater, and other artistic...

In Arranging Gershwin, author Ryan Bañagale approaches George Gershwin's iconic piece Rhapsody in Blue not as a composition but as an arrangement -- a status it has in many ways held since its inception in 1924, yet one unconsidered until now. Shifting emphasis away...

American Musical Theater provides a chronological history of musical theater within a cultural context. Covering the major artistic trends, seminal works, and leading figures in the field, the text uses case study musicals in each chapter as a lens through which to explore themes...

The transition from silent to synchronized sound film was one of the most dramatic transformations in cinema's history, as it radically changed the technology, practices, and aesthetics of filmmaking within a few short years. In France, debates about sound cinema were fierce and widespread....

"Over the Rainbow" exploded into worldwide fame upon its performance by Judy Garland in the MGM film musical The Wizard of Oz (1939). Voted the greatest song of the twentieth century in a 2000 survey, it is a masterful, delicate balance of sophistication and...

An intimate portrait of a genius: the late Stephen Sondheim in a series of illuminating and deeply personal interviews from the last years of his life--conversations that show the composer-lyricist as he has likely never been seen before.In 2017, New Yorker staff writer D.T....

(Easy Piano Vocal Selections). 5 simplified piano arrangements by William Stickles, including: America * I Feel Pretty * Maria * One Hand, One Heart * Tonight. Includes lyrics.Author: Stephen SondheimISBN-10: 1495029670ISBN-13: 9781495029677Publisher: Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co.Language: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2002Pages: 18Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 11.80h x...

(Vocal Selections). When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone...

(Vocal Score). This exciting revised edition was created to convey in complete and correct form the musical score and lyrics of this beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein musical as performed in the original Broadway production. Includes: Ballet * Blow High, Blow Low * Geraniums in...

(Vocal Score). Vocal score to Sondheim's classic tale of the demon barber of Fleet Street. 25 songs, including: The Ballad of Sweeney Todd * The Contest * God, That's Good * Johanna * Kiss Me * My Friends * No Place like London *...