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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Songs from Barbie, The Little Mermaid: The Super
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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Songs from Barbie, The Little Mermaid: The Super
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Hal Leonard Corporation Outlander: The Series
Book Synopsis(Piano Solo Songbook). A dozen musical selections by Bear McCreary from this popular British-American period TV drama on Starz are presented in this collection for piano solo. Includes: Claire and Jamie Theme * Comin'' Thro'' the Rye * Dance of the Druids * Faith * Frank Theme (A Car Accident) * John Grey * Leave the Past Behind * Mrs. Fitz * Moch Sa Mhadainn * People Disappear All the Time * The Skye Boat Song * The Skye Boat Song (Extended). Includes 8 pages of color artwork from the series.
£19.99
Globe Pequot Press Ever After
Book SynopsisNarrated by Barry Singerone of contemporary musical theater's most authoritative chroniclersEver After was originally published in 2003 as a history of the previous twenty-five years in musical theater, on and off Broadway. This new, second edition extends the narrative, taking readers from 2004 to the present. The book revisits every new musical that has opened since the last edition, with Barry Singer once again as guide.Before Ever After appeared in 2003, no book had addressed the recent past in musical theater historyan era Singer describes as ever after musical theater's many golden ages. Derived significantly from Singer's writings about musical theater for the New York Times, New York magazine, and the New Yorker, Ever After captured that era in its entirety, from the opening of The Act on Broadway in October 1977 to the opening of Avenue Q Off-Broadway in March 2003. This new edition brings Ever After up to date, from Wicked through The Book of Mormon to Hamilton and beyond. On
£25.50
Duke University Press Working Musicians
Book SynopsisTimothy D. Taylor offers a behind-the-scenes look at the working composers, musicians, and engineers who create soundtracks for film, television, and video games.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Working Musicians 1 1. Group Production, the Collective Laborer, Supply Chains, and Fields 19 2. Creativity 48 3. Composers’ Labor 81 4. The Music Supply Chain after the Composer: Adding Value 119 5. Challenges 138 6. It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World 156 7. Neoliberalization as (Self-)Exploitation 177 8. “Thousands of Guys Like Me” 212 Notes 217 References 231 Index 245
£19.94
University Press of Mississippi Cmon Get Happy
Book SynopsisIn their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM musical Summer Stock. In C'mon, Get Happy, David Fantle and Tom Johnson present a comprehensive study of this 1950 motion picture, from start to finish and after its release.Trade ReviewThank you for your insightful and loving book about the movie, Summer Stock. I’m sure that, without a doubt, it will make your readers forget their troubles and just Get Happy!" - Lorna Luft, singer, author, and daughter of Judy Garland"Just like the dance Gene Kelly does on a squeaky board and newspaper that builds from a hesitating start to an explosive finish, Dave and Tom expertly chronicle the making of Summer Stock from uncertain beginnings to its ultimate triumph on the screen." - Tommy Tune, ten-time Tony Award–winning director, choreographer, and dancer"This very special book is entertaining and meticulously researched. It offers a clear sense of how they created a musical during the Golden Age of Hollywood and connects the dots of the process, combining the strands of many important voices, leaving the modern reader agog at the wonders of the MGM factory and the studio system. I thoroughly enjoyed it!" - Michael Feinstein, singer, songwriter, and ambassador of the Great American Songbook"Shout ‘HALLELUJAH!’—Fantle and Johnson have given us a rare peek into the miracle that is filmmaking. Their love for movie musicals of the Golden Age comes through in every glorious and riveting detail." - Rob Marshall, film and Broadway director and choreographer of Chicago, Nine, and Into the Woods"I know every step in Summer Stock like the back of my hand, and David and Tom have done a brilliant job capturing the magic of this beloved classic. What a thrill to be taken behind the scenes to glimpse the extraordinary talents who brought to life one of the all-time greats from the MGM era. An absolute must-read!" - Susan Stroman, five-time Tony Award–winning choreographer and director of the Broadway and film versions of The Producers"Whenever a film scoring assignment took me to MGM, I looked forward to eating lunch in the studio café where Gene Kelly and Judy Garland dined, peeking into soundstages 26 and 27 where they rehearsed and filmed the great musicals of MGM’s Golden Age. ‘If only these walls could talk,’ I wondered. Well, it’s as if they spilled all they had seen and heard to David Fantle and Tom Johnson who have given me and all you lucky readers this fascinating, meticulously researched, mega-readable book. I ate it up and couldn’t wait to watch Summer Stock again, only this time as a privileged insider." - David Shire, Oscar-winning songwriter, composer, and arranger for The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Conversation, and All the President’s Men"The authors have done us a great service. They bring us into the world of the creation of an MGM musical—Summer Stock—in the waning days of the studio system and let us see the process in ways we seldom get to know. They take us behind the scenes and show us what went into creating these moments, and all the others, while at the same time giving us a glimpse into the lives of the wildly talented actors and artists; people who were doing the creating. This is the present the authors have given us in this remarkable and delightful book—a full tour of how an MGM musical was really made. In Fantle and Johnson’s hands, the making of Summer Stock is touching—and ultimately moving." - Richard Maltby Jr., Tony Award-winning director and lyricist of such shows as Ain’t Misbehavin’, Fosse, and Miss Saigon"The book brings to life every detail of the making of this movie, and I enjoyed it immensely. The research and the result should be applauded." - Alan Bergman, multiple Oscar-, Emmy-, and Grammy-winning songwriterTable of Contents Foreword by Savion Glover Introduction: Why Summer Stock? I. The Studio: MGM: Dream Factory in Transition II. The Story: It’ll Make Oklahoma! Look like a Bum III. The Talent: It’s up to You—Your Blood and Guts IV. The Production: How Dare This Look like We’re Having Any Fun! V. The Musical Numbers: A Brilliant Creation! VI. Marketing, Reviews, Revenue, and Revivals: The Voice of Garland and the Feet of Kelly Are at High Tide in Summer Stock VII. Straight Up All the WayVIII. Taking Stock: Who’s Doing Anything Remotely like It Now? I’ll Tell You Who—Nobody! Key Dates in the Making of Summer Stock Cast and Crew of Summer Stock Acknowledgments Appendix I: Johnny Green and the MGM Orchestra Appendix II: Arrangements Have Been Made: Conrad Salinger and Skip Martin and the "MGM Sound" Appendix III: Summer Stock from Vinyl Album to Digital CD Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£27.96
Faber Piano Adventures PlayTime Piano Disney: Level 1 - 8 Favorites
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Careful the Spell You Cast
Book SynopsisStephen Sondheim is one of the best-known and most-loved musical theatre composers, but also one of the most misunderstood, often being labelled as ''distant'' or ''cynical''. Careful the Spell You Cast instead argues that Sondheim firmly belongs to the Broadway aspirational tradition, in that many of his characters are defined by their dreams: to abandon one''s dream (as Ben does in Follies, Frank does in Merrily We Roll Along, and Addison does in Road Show) is to lose one''s soul.Rather than take the established view of Sondheim as a cynic, this book contends that throughout Sondheim''s work, letting go of one''s illusions is a process that his characters need to go through, that they must cast off illusions and false dreams, without becoming cynical and destroying their genuine dreams in the process. In turn this view aligns Sondheim''s work as being aspirational and a logical continuation from the work of his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II.
£23.21
Dover Publications Inc. Vocal Selections from the Story of My Life
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Globe Pequot Press Broadway
Book SynopsisA comprehensive companion to the six-part Emmy-winning PBS documentary series, Broadway: The American Musical is the gold standard of musical theater history books, tracing the roots of the art form at the turn of the twentieth century through the smashing successes of the new millennium. The in-depth text is lavishly illustrated with a treasure trove of photographs, scenic renderings, production stills, and rehearsal shots, many previously unpublished. With a foreword by Julie Andrews, this edition is revised and updated, with brand-new material on all the Broadway musicals through the 20182019 season, including The Book of Mormon, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, and more. Called by Playbill an epic tomehandsomely produced and intensely researched, this five hundred-page volume is a must-have for theater fans, casual enthusiasts, and students of all ages.
£32.30
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Judy Garlands Judy at Carnegie Hall
Book SynopsisOn the night of Sunday, April 23, 1961 Judy Garland made history. That's no hyperbole. Surrounded by a throng of ecstatic fans (3,165 to be exact), the legendary performer delivered a concert in Carnegie Hall the live recording of which became, upon release, an unlikely pop cultural phenomenon. Judy at Carnegie Hall, the two-disc set that captured all 25 numbers she performed that night, went on to spend more than 70 weeks on the Billboard charts, win four Grammy Awards--including Album of the Year (making it the first live music album and the first album by a female performer to win the category)--and become, in the process, the fastest-selling two-disc set in history. What the recording highlights, and what's made it an enduring classic in a class of its own, is the palpable connection between the songstress and her fans. Indeed, The New York Times reported in its review of the evening's proceedings, what actually was to have been a concert--and was--also turned into soTable of ContentsOverture Judy at Carnegie Hall Side 1 "When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)" Side 2 "The Man That Got Away" Side 3 "Stormy Weather" Side 4 "Over the Rainbow" Encore "After You’ve Gone" Encore II Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography
£9.49
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Star Wars - Instrumental Play-Along for Oboe:
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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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University of Minnesota Press But He Doesn't Know the Territory : The Story
Book SynopsisChronicles the creation of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man—reprinted now as the Broadway Edition Composer Meredith Willson described The Music Man as “an Iowan’s attempt to pay tribute to his home state.” Now featuring a new foreword by noted singer and educator Michael Feinstein, this book presents Willson’s reflections on the ups and downs, surprises and disappointments, and finally successes of making one of America’s most popular musicals. Willson’s whimsical, personable writing style brings readers back in time with him to the 1950s to experience firsthand the exciting trials and tribulations of creating a Broadway masterpiece. Fresh admiration of the musical—and the man behind the music—is sure to result.Trade Review"This is the first-person perspective of a deeply canny and meticulous chronicler who managed to preserve the creative process as if it were spontaneously happening, catching the mundane moments and details that illuminate and humanize the story. The moment-to-moment ups and downs, ins and outs, and subtly shifting creative process that careen forward like a roller coaster all somehow make sense, and those details illustrate in most vivid terms what it feels like to solve a puzzle for which you’re not certain you have all the pieces."—Michael Feinstein, from the Foreword"Dollars to doughnuts, Meredith Willson dotes on brass bands. In The Music Man, he has translated the thump and razzle-dazzle of brass-band lore into a warm and genial cartoon of American life."—Brooks Atkinson, New York Times, 1957
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Rat Pack Confidential
Book SynopsisThe first biography of the Rat Pack – Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop et al – the original Swingers. Brilliant and beautifully written story of their rise and fall, and their connections with the Kennedys and the Mafia. They alit in Las Vegas for a month to make a movie and play a historic nightclub gig they called the Summit; they hit Miami, the Utah desert, Palm Springs, Chicago, Atlantic City, Beverly Hills, Hollywood back lots, illegal gambling dens, saloons, yachts, private jets, the White House itself. It was sauce and vinegar and eau de cologne and sour mash whiskey and gin and smoke and perfume and silk and neon and skinny lapels and tail fins and rockets to the sky. It was swinging and sighing and being a sharpie, it was cutting a figure and digging a scene. It was Frank and Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin and Peter Lawford for a while and Joey Bishop when they asked him and Jack Kennedy and Sam Giancana and tables full of cronies and who knew how many broads. It was the ultimate spasm of traditional showbiz – both the last and the most of its kind. It was the Rat Pack. It was beautiful. ‘Rat Pack Confidential’ – you’re never far from a cocktail, a swingin’ affair and a fist-fight.
£12.34
Hal Leonard Corporation Hadestown
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£22.09
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Back to the Future: The Musical: Piano/Vocal
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£23.99
Oxford University Press Inc The Poets of Tin Pan Alley
Book SynopsisFrom the turn of the century to the 1960s, the songwriters of Tin Pan Alley were synonymous with American popular music. Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart--even today these giants remain household names, their musicals regularly revived, their methods and styles analyzed and imitated, and their songs the bedrock of jazz and cabaret. In this new edition of The Poets of Tin Pan Alley, authors Philip Furia and Laurie Patterson offer a unique perspective on these great songwriters, showing how their poetic lyrics were as important as their brilliant music in shaping a golden age of American popular song.Furia and Patterson continue the tradition of great perception and understanding established in the first edition as they explore the deft rhymes, inventive imagery, and witty solutions these songwriters used to breathe new life into rigidly established genres. They devote full chapters to such greats as Irving Berlin, Lorenz Hart, Ira Gershwin, Cole PortTrade Review[A] fascinating history of the popular lyricists....A triumph worth trumpeting. * St. Louis Post-Dispatch *Sophisticated, literate....A welcome addition to the sparse lyrics-as-literature shelf. * Kirkus Reviews *Well-written and interesting....A good history of American popular culture. * Choice *Furia not only pays tribute to the great lyricists but does it with a joy and flair that ingratiates itself to the reader page upon page....Overall, pleasure reading and then some. * West Coast Review of Books *The author's love and enthusiasm for his subject, and also the fact that you can't help humming while reading, make this the rare book of literary criticism that is downright enjoyable. * Booklist *Apparently all the younger lyricists of the present day freely acknowledge that they are not as gifted as Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart, and other early masters of the art form. Along comes Mr. Furia's admirable study to provide more than ample documentation. It goes without saying that any professional or would-be lyricist ought to eagerly devour every page, but even those who pay more disinterested attention to the popular arts will be fascinated by this insightful analysis. * Steve Allen *A lovingly conceived, scholarly, and entertaining tribute to the great popular wordsmiths of this century. It is well researched and contains much fascinating information. I recommend it. * Michael Feinstein *The first scholarly study of the lyrics of Tin Pan Alley, placing these texts in the sweep of American literature, analyzing not only their overall poetic style but individual variations as well....Invaluable. * Charles Hamm, Dartmouth College *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah Love: Alley Standards 2. After the Ball: Early Alley 3. Ragged Meter Man: Irving Berlin 4. Ragged and Funny: Lyricists of the 1920s 5. Funny Valentine: Lorenz Hart 6. 'S Wonderful: Ira Gershwin 7. The Tinpantithesis of Poetry: Cole Porter 8. Conventional Dithers: Oscar Hammerstein 9. Paper Moons: Howard Dietz and Yip Harburg 10. Fine Romances: Dorothy Fields and Leo Robin 11. Hip, Hooray, and Ballyhoo: Hollywood Lyricists 12. Swingy Harlem Tunes: Jazz Lyricists 13. Midnight Sun: Johnny Mercer 14. Call Me Irresponsible: Sammy Cahn 15. The Great American Songbook Notes Acknowledgments Index
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Independently Published Hamilton and the New Revolution: Broadway
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Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Be Drag Fabulous: How to Live Your Best Drag
Book SynopsisBringing together life advice and gorgeous illustrations inspired by some of the best drag queens from all over the world, this book will have you sashaying your way to success.Whenever you need life advice, just think: WWADQD – What Would A Drag Queen Do? Containing 75 essential lessons, Be Drag Fabulous will show you how to become the most spectacular version of yourself.Containing gorgeous illustrations by Katie Mockridge, this little book of drag wit and wisdom has you covered on all aspects of life, from fashion and self-care, beauty, friendships and work and brings together the best drag queens from around the world.Make your world you very own catwalk and learn how to channel your charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. Condragulations, this is the first step in becoming drag fabulous. The perfect gift for fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
£9.49
Hachette Books Come from Away Welcome to the Rock
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£34.00
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation The Big Book of Broadway
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£29.69
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Wicked Music from the Motion Picture
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£19.12
Hal Leonard Europe Limited Nursery Rhyme Nativity
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£17.09
Taylor & Francis Ltd Sondheim and Wheelers Sweeney Todd
Book SynopsisSweeney Todd, the gruesome tale of a murderous barber and his pastry chef accomplice, is unquestionably strange subject matter for the musical theatre and yet its eight Tony awards and enormous successes on Broadway and the West End testify to an enduring popularity with audiences. Written by Hugh Wheeler, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the musical premiered in 1979 and has seen numerous revivals, including Tim Burton''s 2007 film version. Aaron C. Thomas addresses this darkly funny piece with fitting humour, taking on Sweeney Todd's chequered history and genre; its treatment of violence and cannibalism; and its sexual politics. Table of Contents1: The throat that gleams; 2: The throat that sings; 3: The throat that bleeds; 4: The throat that swallows
£12.73
Hal Leonard Corporation Disney Songs: Easy Instrumental Duets - Two
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Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. A Strange Loop
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£14.99
Christian Publishers LLC Staging Musicals for Young Performers: How to
Book SynopsisA step-by-step guidebook for producing a successful show with young performers. An invaluable guide for teaching, acting, singing and dancing. Comprehensive text with charts, forms and photographs.
£18.89
Academic Studies Press Singing a Different Tune : The Slavic Film
Book SynopsisA beneficiary of the pioneering incorporation of sound and synchronicity into cinema, the Hollywood musical became the most popular film genre in America’s thirties and forties. Its eastward migration resulted in a barrage of Polish screen musicals that relied on the country’s famous cabaret stars, while in the Soviet Union it inspired the audience-pleasing kolkhoz musicals of Ivan Pyr’ev and their urban counterpart, directed by Grigorii Aleksandrov. Like Stalin, Slavic moviegoers delectated tuneful melodies, mobile bodies in choreographed dance numbers, colorful costumes, and the notion that “all’s well that ends well.” Yet Slavic versions of the musical elaborated scenarios that differed from the Hollywood model. This volume examines the vagaries of this genre in both countries, from its early instantiations to its contemporary variations almost a century after its dramatic birth.Trade Review"This volume will excite scholars looking for novel scholarly work on the history, aesthetics, and culture of the film musical in general and Polish-Russian-Soviet film in particular." — A. J. DeBlasio, Dickinson College, CHOICE“In Singing a Different Tune: The Slavic Film Musical in a Transnational Context, Goscilo as editor works the magic that only the best directors can achieve: all her contributors give outstanding performances, covering material from two different countries and multiple time periods while never missing a step. The essays in this volume confirm what Busby Berkeley showed his audiences in Gold Diggers of 1933: tough times can make for great musicals.” — Eliot Borenstein, Professor & Chair, Russian & Slavic Studies, New York University “Singing a Different Tune brings Polish and Soviet film musicals into conversation with each other and with their well-known American counterparts. The result is an engaging, interesting, and uniformly excellent collection of essays. Written by leading film scholars, the chapters explore the popular Polish film musicals of the interwar era, reinterpret the Stalinist kolkhoz musicals of Ivan Py'rev and the carnivalesque Thaw-era films that followed, analyze the seminal 1967 Polish musical A Marriage of Convenience, and situate the rise of pop divas such as Alla Pugacheva within late Soviet celebrity culture. Three chapters take the story up to the present day in order to understand the continued popularity of the genre in contemporary Poland and Russia. Singing a Different Tune succeeds in showing how Slavic filmmakers have adapted the film musical in creative ways.”— Stephen M. Norris, Miami University (OH)“Rich with historical detail and cinematic examples, this collection traces unusual biographies of Polish and Russian musicals over the last hundred years. While being inspired by Hollywood classics, Slavic musicals managed to retain their own specifics by rooting their narratives and performances in the local traditions of cabaret, operetta, vaudeville, circus, and even balagan. Prominently focusing on the relationships between genre and gender, Singing a Different Tune is a welcome addition to the critical studies of entertainment and popular culture.”— Serguei Alex. Oushakine, Princeton UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart One—Polish Musical Films1. Early Polish Language Musicals: The Tug of War between Genre Film and CabaretBeth Holmgren2. Between the Market and the Mirror: Stanisław Bareja’s Marriage of ConvenienceHelena Goscilo3. Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War: Music, Space, and IdentityElżbieta Ostrowska4. The Allure of Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s Lure (2015) as an Intrepid Feminist HybridHelena GosciloPart Two—Russian Musical Films5. Perplexing Popularity: Ivan Pyr′ev’s Kolkhoz Musical Comedy FilmsRimgaila Salys 6. The Thaw as Carnival: Soviet Musical Comedy after StalinLilya Kaganovsky7. Constructing the Pop Diva: Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru, and the Celebrity Musical of the 1970s–1980sAlexander Prokhorov and Elena Prokhorov8. Postmodernity, Freedom, and Authenticity in Kirill Serebrennikov’s Leto (2018)Justin WilmesFilmography
£89.09
Oxford University Press Show Boat Performing Race in an American Musical Broadway Legacies
Book SynopsisShow Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical draws on exhaustive archival research to tell the story of how Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, and a host of directors, choreographers, producers, and performers -- among them Paul Robeson -- made and remade the most important musical in Broadway history.Trade ReviewA fascinating look at how Show Boat helped shape the American musical form and the significant role it continues to play in our conversation about race. Todd Decker has compiled an exhaustive, engaging, and immensely readable cultural history that resonates with the same vibrant emotional impact of the musical itself. * Susan Stroman, Director & Choreographer *Traveling through seemingly familiar territory, one makes startling new discoveries on every page about American music, theater, identity, and racial history. Decker demonstrates forcefully and conclusively why Show Boat was and remains the 'most important [American] musical ever made.' * Thomas L. Riis, Director, American Music Research Center, University of Colorado at Boulder *Todd Decker opens a wide window on the extraordinary cultural reach of Show Boat, with special focus on its racial complexities. For Decker, Show Boat is not a fixed text but rather a fascinating and fluid performance object that shifts with the social codes and commercial demands of its many eras. * Carol J. Oja, Professor, Harvard University, and author of Making Music Modern: New York in the 1920s *A well written, thoroughly researched and cogently presented new study on one of the most studied and, for that matter, most deserving of study musicals of the twentieth century. * Brad Hathaway - Theater Shelf *An excellent overview of all aspects of the show...Decker demonstrates a fine command of sources, furnishes good documentation, and includes some photos, illustrations, and musical examples...Recommended. * Choice *Decker offers a persuasive argument for the continued relevance of this classic musical, [demonstrating] the productive potential for historiographies of American musical theatre written across rather than 'along divided racial lines.' * Theatre Journal *[A] fascinating read about one of the true classics of the American stage. * Studies in Musical Theatre *...There is a great deal to ponder in it. * JAMS *Table of ContentsForeword by Geoffrey Block ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction: Magnolia's Black Voice ; Part One: Making ; 1. A Ferber Plot ; 2. The Robeson Plan ; 3. The Morgan Plan ; 4. A Ziegfeld Soprano and a Shubert Tenor ; 5. Colored Chorus Curtains ; Part Two: Remaking ; 6. Featuring Robeson: 1928-1940 ; 7. Broadway Black, Hollywood White: 1943-1957 ; 8. Landmark Status: 1954-1989 ; 9. Queenie's Laugh: 1966-1998 ; Epilogue ; Appendix 1 Cast of Characters ; Appendix 2 Archival Sources for the 1927 Broadway Production ; Appendix 3 Select Stage and Screen Versions (1928-1998) ; References ; Notes ; Index
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Oxford University Press The Ultimate Musical Theater College Audition Guide Advice from the People Who Make the Decisions
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£24.69
Oxford University Press Changed for Good A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical
Trade ReviewI found Stacy Wolf's book fascinating and surprising. It not only gave me a fresh perspective on the history of musical theatre, it revealed things to me about my own show I didn't know were there. * Stephen Schwartz *This book is absolutely brilliant on many levels. Wolf manages, in one stroke, to place the musical's feminine fan base-long recognized but rarely valued-on the same critical plane that its gay male fan base has long occupied. This book truly defies gravity! * Raymond Knapp, Professor of Musicology, UCLA, and author of The American Musical and the Formation of National Identity and The American Musical and the Performance of Personal Identity *This beautifully written - and desperately needed - feminist history of the Broadway musical is filled with exciting insights, humor, and great affection for the American musical. It's an important and interesting book, one I will read again and again. * Elizabeth L. Wollman, Assistant Professor of Music, Baruch College, The City University of New York, and author of The Theater Will Rock: A History of the Rock Musical, from "Hair" to "Hedwig" *A valuable work with a strong and captivating feminist point of view. Scholars and serious fans of theater as well as those concerned with women's issues and studies will especially enjoy its detail-filled and imaginative perspective. * Library Journal *Carefully researched, elegantly written, and methodologically innovative...A rewarding and thoroughly enjoyable book that should appeal to a broad range of readers, especially those interested in the intertwined histories of gender, sexuality, and popular entertainment. * The Journal of American History *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Gender, Genre, and Musical Theatre Chapter One: 1950s Musicals and Queer Female Duets Chapter Two: The Single Woman and the Active Female Body in 1960s Musicals Chapter Three: The Ensemble as Queer "Family" Chapter Four: Women in the 1980s Megamusicals, Humming the Scenery Chapter Five: Musicals in the 1990s-2000s: Female Protagonists, First and Last Numbers, and the Intersectional Performance of Race and Gender Chapter Six: Queer Conventions in the Broadway Musical Wicked Epilogue: Wicked Divas, Musical Theatre, and Internet Girl Fans Endnotes
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Oxford University Press, USA The Making of Cabaret
Book SynopsisA handy and engaging chronicle, this book is the most detailed production history to date of the original Broadway version of Cabaret, showing how the show evolved from Christopher Isherwood''s Berlin stories, into John van Druten''s stage play, a British film adaptation, and then the Broadway musical, conceived and directed by Harold Prince as an early concept musical. With nearly 40 illustrations, full cast credits, and a bibliography, The Making of Cabaret will appeal to musical theatre aficionados, theatre specialists, and students and performers of musical theatre.Trade ReviewEntertaining and knowledgeable, [Cabaret] adds usefully to our understanding of creative processes - and it's a thoroughly good read. * Arthur Pritchard, Journal of Theatre Research International *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Sally Bowles and Berlin ; 2. Prince of Broadway ; 3. Curtain of Light, Tilted Mirror ; 4. Cabaret Ambience ; 5. Kander and Ebb ; 6. Casting ; 7. Rehearsals and Boston ; 8. Broadway Opening ; 9. Reincarnations and Revisions ; The Future: A Conclusion
£25.92
Oxford University Press Loverly
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book considers one of the most popular musicals of all time, Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady." Using previously-unpublished letters and documents, author Dominic McHugh presents a completely new behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the show, revealing the tensions that went into the making of this beloved musical.Trade ReviewThere has been a welcome growth in the study of famous Broadway musicals and Dominic McHugh's Loverly is an important and absorbing addition to the literature. It is rooted in an impressively detailed consideration of the sources but wears its scholarship lightly and engagingly ... This beautifully written and scrupulously researched book deserves the warmest possible recommendation and it's essential reading for anyone with a serious interest in Broadway musicals. * Nigel Simeone, International Record Review *Table of ContentsCONTENTS ; Chapter 1: False Starts and Artistic Promise ; Chapter 2: From Page to Stage: The Genesis of My Fair Lady ; Chapter 3: Shavian But Not Shaw: Developing the Script of My Fair Lady ; Chapter 4: Knowing the Score ; Chapter 5: Settling the Score: Part I ; Chapter 6: Settling the Score: Part II ; Chapter 7: My Fair Lady On Stage ; Chapter 8: The Legacy of My Fair Lady ; Appendix 1: "Without You" (early versions) ; Appendix 2: "Why Can't the English?" ; Appendix 3: "On the Street Where You Live" ; Appendix 4: Cut material from "The Ascot Gavotte" ; Appendix 5: "You Did It": Cut passage ; Bibliography ; Index
£42.27
Oxford University Press Music Direction for the Stage A View from the Podium
Book SynopsisOne of Broadway's foremost music directors emerges from the orchestra pit to tell how the music is put into a musical show. Part descriptive account, part instruction manual, this book offers a unique and invaluable look behind the scenes, from the point of view of the musical chief of staff, the music director.Trade ReviewIf you're interested in the world of musical theater I know you'll enjoy and learn from Joe Church's Music Direction For The Stage: A View From the Podium. * Alan Menken *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The View From The Podium ; Part I: The Music Director: A Job Description ; Chapter 1: Music Direction Yesterday And Today ; Chapter 2: Musical Stage Production ; Chapter 3: Job Opportunities For Music Directors ; Part II: Personnel ; Chapter 4: The Production Team ; Chapter 5: The Creative Team ; Chapter 6: The Music Team ; Chapter 7: The Performers ; Part III: Preproduction ; Chapter 8: Mounting A Production ; Chapter 9: The Music: Assessment And Analysis ; Chapter 10: Arranging For Music Directors ; Part IV: Rehearsals 1: Singers And The Stage ; Chapter 11: Overview Of Rehearsal Process ; Chapter 12: Individual Vocal Rehearsals ; Chapter 13: Ensemble Vocal Rehearsals ; Chapter 14: Rehearsals With Directors And Choreographers ; Chapter 15: Adapting Music To The Production ; Part V: Rehearsals 2: Musicians, Technicians, And The Venue ; Chapter 16: Orchestras And Orchestrations ; Chapter 17: Instrumental Conducting For The Stage ; Chapter 18: From The Studio To The Stage ; Part VI: Performance ; Chapter 19: Conducting In Performance ; Chapter 20: Maintaining A Production And Preserving A Show ; Chapter 21: Working As A Music Director ; Appendix A: Putting It Together ; Appendix B: Bibliography, Suggested Reading, And List Of Musical ; Works Cited
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Engineers Of The Imagination Welfare State Handbook Biography and Autobiography
Book SynopsisA guide to The Welfare State, a theatre group which uses the traditions of carnival, music hall and fairground to entertain audiences. Their work formed the centrepiece of Glasgow's 1990 City of Culture celebrations.
£29.44
Rachelle Jenkins Audition Playbook Optimal Planning for Orchestral Audition Success
£18.99
iUniverse Notes Compared With Charles
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DK Musicals Second Edition
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Currency Press Pty Ltd Summer Rain
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£14.24
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. Into the Woods TCG Edition
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£15.99
John Waugh Wright The Essential Musicals Trivia Quiz Book
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