Music of film and stage Books
LUP - University of Michigan Press Listening with a Feminist Ear Soundwork in
Book SynopsisOffers a study of the cultural politics of sound in Bollywood cinema. Taking as its subject the expansive domain of the aural in cinema, this book identifies singing, listening, and speaking in cinema as key sites in which notions of identity and difference take form.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Listening With a Feminist Ear Listening as Habit and Hermeneutic Soundwork Inter-Aurality Politics of Nation Singing, Listening, Speaking Chapter One: Singing From Singing to Musicking: Women’s Voices, Bodies, and the Audiovisual Contract Conjoining Sound and Image Playback Singing and the “Old” Audiovisual Contract Singing on Television The “Ethnic” Voice and the Aural Lag Millennial Soundwork Women’s Musicking and the Somatic Clause Chapter Two: Listening Re-Sounding the Islamicate: The Cinematic Qawwali and its Listening Publics Qawwalis’ Classic Features 5 Ishq Ishq! Romance in Classic Qawwalis World Music and Post-Liberalization De-Islamicization and Irrelationality In Sufipop Pious Listening in Dargah Qawwalis Spectacular Dancing in Item Number-Esque Qawwalis Chapter Three: Speaking Speaking of the Xenophone: Language as Sound in Satya From Cinematic Language to Dialogue-baazi Language, Politics, and Cinema Hindi Film Languages Accenting Bambaiyya Language, Violence, and Marginality Dhichkiaoon! And Other Cinematic Sounds Coda Listening, Loving, Longing Textual and Aural Pleasures Translation and Temporality Seditious Touching in Soundwork Bibliography Index
£23.70
The University of Michigan Press Seriously Mad
Book SynopsisTheatremakers in the United States have long been drawn to madness as a source of dramatic spectacle. This book offers a dynamic account of stage musicals’ engagement with historically significant theories about mental distress, illness, disability, and human variance in the United States.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Madness in the Mind. “Make a Date with a Great Psychoanalyst…”: Gazing Inward in the Dual Golden Age “Make up your mind! Make up your mind!”: The Neurotic Interior and the Dynamic Unconscious in the 1940s and Beyond Part Two. Madness in Society “There Are Heroes in the World…”:Psychiatric Activism, Antipsychiatry, and Political Consciousness “To Dream the Impossible Dream…”: Communities of Madness in the Musicals of the Long Sixties “Is That Just Disgusting?”: Filth, Madness, and the City in Sweeney Todd and Other Musicals Part Three. Madness in the Brain “What a Lovely Cure!”: Staging the Interior in the New Age of Diagnostic Psychiatry “Sing a song of forgetting…”: Listening to the Unconscious in Next to Normal Conclusion: Contemporary Visions of Madness as Depth Theatre Bibliography
£31.30
The University of Michigan Press Sampling and Remixing Blackness in HipHop Theater
Book SynopsisIn a cultural moment where racial identity is performed through Hip-hop culture's resistance to the status quo and complicity in maintaining it, Hodges Persley asks us to consider who has the right to claim Hip-hop's blackness when blackness itself is a complicated mixtape that offers both consent and resistance to transgressive and inspiring acts of performance.Trade Review“Hodges Persley’s passion for Hip Hip as a cultural aesthetic and methodology is second only to the fascinating case studies she analyzes. Like no other scholar before her, her multimodal engagement of Hip Hop pushes the field of theater studies and race to new heights.”– E. Patrick Johnson, Northwestern UniversityTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Licensed to Ill: Alternative White Masculinities in Danny Hoch's Jails, Hospitals and Hip-hop and Matt Sax's Clay Empire State of Mind: Remixes of the Hip-Hop American Dream in Nikki S. Lee's The Hip-Hop Project and Sarah Jones’s Bridge & Tunnel One Nation Under a Groove: (Re)Membering Hip-Hop Dance in Jonzi D's TAG and Rennie Harris's Rome & Jewels Musical Mash-Ups of Americanness: Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights and Matt Sax's Venice The Ghosting of American History: Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton: An American Musical Conclusion: Arrested Developments: New Arrangements of Identity in Hip-Hop Performance Notes
£64.95
The University of Michigan Press Seriously Mad
Book SynopsisTheatremakers in the United States have long been drawn to madness as a source of dramatic spectacle. This book offers a dynamic account of stage musicals’ engagement with historically significant theories about mental distress, illness, disability, and human variance in the United States.Trade Review“An original piece of work that addresses a notable gap in the field . . . Seriously Mad not only brings madness and musicals into dialogue but forges important ground in terms of the serious exploration of musical theater practice . . . Grinenko takes interest in the ways in which psychoanalysis shapes theatrical practice but also the broader cultural atmosphere around ‘broken’ minds.”—Anna Harpin, University of Warwick “Reveals the complicated—and yet often repeated—intersection of musical theater and contemporaneous understandings of mental illness, in examples spanning decades. The research spans numerous fields including musical theater and the history of psychoanalysis, which are brought together in an entirely readable and persuasive way . . . The book will have an enormous impact on multiple fields.”—Jessica Sternfeld, Chapman UniversityTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Madness in the Mind. “Make a Date with a Great Psychoanalyst…”: Gazing Inward in the Dual Golden Age “Make up your mind! Make up your mind!”: The Neurotic Interior and the Dynamic Unconscious in the 1940s and Beyond Part Two. Madness in Society “There Are Heroes in the World…”:Psychiatric Activism, Antipsychiatry, and Political Consciousness “To Dream the Impossible Dream…”: Communities of Madness in the Musicals of the Long Sixties “Is That Just Disgusting?”: Filth, Madness, and the City in Sweeney Todd and Other Musicals Part Three. Madness in the Brain “What a Lovely Cure!”: Staging the Interior in the New Age of Diagnostic Psychiatry “Sing a song of forgetting…”: Listening to the Unconscious in Next to Normal Conclusion: Contemporary Visions of Madness as Depth Theatre Bibliography
£65.50
LUP - University of Michigan Press Fascinating Rhythm
Book SynopsisA full-scale examination of the amazing range of works resulting from the creative collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin.Trade ReviewPacked with terrific insights that will delight those who care about this music." —New York Times Book Review
£20.85
The University of Michigan Press Listening with a Feminist Ear
Book SynopsisOffers a study of the cultural politics of sound in Bollywood cinema. Taking as its subject the expansive domain of the aural in cinema, this book identifies singing, listening, and speaking in cinema as key sites in which notions of identity and difference take form.Trade Review“Sundar brings to the study of Bombay cinema the methods and insights of sound studies and feminism to produce a thoroughly original monograph that provides a model for how sound might be studied in cinema with an eye to historical and industrial specificity.”—Sangita Gopal, University of Oregon“Listening with a Feminist Ear is a tour de force. Using a robust theoretical framework, Sundar carefully illuminates the historical, technological, and ideological factors sustaining paradigms of sonic representation, effects, and modes of listening across seven decades of Hindi cinema. Superbly written and researched, this study foregrounds the importance of gender and sexuality in cinematic and cultural soundwork. Highly recommended.”—Caryl Flinn, University of Michigan“Pavitra Sundar has made an important contribution to sound studies and film studies with this rigorous and insightful analysis of the singing, listening, and speaking of popular Bombay cinema. Sundar’s clear prose and compelling case studies work to update the historical narrative and help us to listen more deeply, more broadly, and more sensitively to an influential tradition of soundwork.”—Jacob Smith, Northwestern University“Listening with a Feminist Ear lives up to the promise of listening to sound differently and not just using sound to register difference. Sundar offers an elegant analysis of the power of listening and the generative potential of soundwork.”—Sujata Moorti, Middlebury CollegeTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Listening With a Feminist Ear Listening as Habit and Hermeneutic Soundwork Inter-Aurality Politics of Nation Singing, Listening, Speaking Chapter One: Singing From Singing to Musicking: Women’s Voices, Bodies, and the Audiovisual Contract Conjoining Sound and Image Playback Singing and the “Old” Audiovisual Contract Singing on Television The “Ethnic” Voice and the Aural Lag Millennial Soundwork Women’s Musicking and the Somatic Clause Chapter Two: Listening Re-Sounding the Islamicate: The Cinematic Qawwali and its Listening Publics Qawwalis’ Classic Features 5 Ishq Ishq! Romance in Classic Qawwalis World Music and Post-Liberalization De-Islamicization and Irrelationality In Sufipop Pious Listening in Dargah Qawwalis Spectacular Dancing in Item Number-Esque Qawwalis Chapter Three: Speaking Speaking of the Xenophone: Language as Sound in Satya From Cinematic Language to Dialogue-baazi Language, Politics, and Cinema Hindi Film Languages Accenting Bambaiyya Language, Violence, and Marginality Dhichkiaoon! And Other Cinematic Sounds Coda Listening, Loving, Longing Textual and Aural Pleasures Translation and Temporality Seditious Touching in Soundwork Bibliography Index
£60.95
University of California Press Brass Diva
Book SynopsisBroadway star Ethel Merman's voice was a mesmerizing force and her vitality was legendary. This detailed biography tells the story of how the stenographer from Queens, New York, became the queen of the Broadway musical in its golden age.Trade Review"This well-written and psychologically astute portrait will satisfy musical theater fans and anyone who loves a snappy comeback." The Advocate "Masterfully analyzes Merman's work on stage, screen and TV with a sophisticated eye for detail that will delight theater buffs." Publishers WeeklyTable of Contentspreface vii 1 / Beginnings 1 2 / From Stenographer to Star 30 3 / The Early Thirties 67 4 / To Hollywood and Back Again 90 5 / Broadway's Brightest: The Early Forties 113 6 / Forging a Family 138 7 / What Comes Natur'lly: Annie Get Your Gun 150 8 / Call Me Madam 177 9 / A More Complex Image 192 10 / Madam in Hollywood 218 11 / Life with Six 239 12 / There's No Business Like Show Business 255 13 / From Mrs. Six to Mama Rose 278 14 / Gypsy: Ethel Merman's Musical Fable 293 15 / It's a Mad, Mad Schedule 333 16 / The Sixties and the Art of Love 347 17 / After the Big Stem--the Seventies 374 18 / Twilight and Transformation 401 19 / Afterlife 415 acknowledgments 429 a word on the scrapbooks 433 discography 437 stage work 443 filmography 463 notes 473 index 000
£27.00
University of California Press Key Constellations
Book SynopsisKey is one of the simplest building blocks of musicand is among the foundational properties of a work's musical identityso why isn't ita standard parameter in discussing film music? Key Constellations: Interpreting Tonality in Film is the first book to investigate film soundtracksincluding original scoring, preexisting music, and sound effectsthrough the lens of large-scale tonality. Exploring compelling analytical examples from numerous popular films, Táhirih Motazedian shows how key and pitch analysis of film music can reveal hidden layers of narrative meaning, giving readers exciting new ways to engage with their favorite films and soundtracks.Table of ContentsContents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Preface—The Scope of This Book 1 The Theoretical Groundwork for Film Tonality 2 Tonal Analysis of the Soundtrack 3 Filmic Characters Rising Up and Settling Down 4 A Tale of Two (Tonally Symmetrical) Films 5 Unheard Sound Effects 6 Happy Accidents: Intentionality and Other Closing Thoughts Appendix—Working Method for Creating a “Tonal Score” Glossary Bibliography Index
£27.00
Princeton University Press The Musical as Drama
Book SynopsisDerived from the colorful traditions of vaudeville, burlesque, revue, and operetta, the musical has blossomed into America's most popular form of theater. Scott McMillin has developed a fresh aesthetic theory of this underrated art form, exploring the musical as a type of drama deserving the kind of critical and theoretical regard given to ChekhovTrade ReviewWinner of the 2007 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism "A scholarly work, with good supporting bibliographic footnotes, this book merits serious study... Highly recommended."--Choice "Scott McMillin is giving musicals the respect they deserve. If you want to know how a car is constructed, you might consult a Chilton's vehicle manual. If you want to know how a pie is constructed, you might consult the Fanny Farmer Cookbook. If you want to know how a musical is constructed, you might consult The Musical as Drama by Scott McMillin. This adoring yet studious book dissects familiar musicals as if they were biology frogs and academically discusses their skeletal and muscular systems."--Eve Lichtgarn, Westside Chronicle "Rarely does a book come along that seems to elegantly summarize what has come before while taking its subject to the next level. The Musical as Drama is just such a book. ...This volume encapsulates an entire career's reflection on the nature and structure of musical theater...This well-written, lucid, and effective book should serve as a fine addition to the expanding scholarship on America's musical theater."--Elizabeth A. Wells, Notes "Staunchly defending a much-maligned genre, McMillin sets his sights high... Even if one disagrees with some of his tastes and arguments, his defense of the musicals of the last half-century is convincing and, appropriately, an entertaining one."--Heather Heckman, Screening the Past "McMillin's specific examples are at once astute and persuasive and somehow obvious (and I mean this as the highest compliment). Anyone who reads this book (and all with even a passing interest in musical theatre should) will constantly be struck with a 'Why didn't I think of that?' feeling."--Stacy Wolf, Text & PresentationTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface ix CHAPTER ONE: Integration and Difference 1 CHAPTER TWO: The Book and the Numbers 31 CHAPTER THREE:Character and the Voice of the Musical 54 CHAPTER FOUR: The Ensemble Effect 78 CHAPTER FIVE: The Drama of Numbers 102 CHAPTER SIX: The Orchestra 126 CHAPTER SEVEN: Narration and Technology: Systems of Omniscience 149 CHAPTER EIGHT: What Kind of Drama Is This? 179 Bibliography 213 Index 221
£22.50
University of Pennsylvania Press Deborah and Her Sisters How One NineteenthCentury
Book SynopsisBefore Fiddler on the Roof, before The Jazz Singer, there was Deborah, a tear-jerking melodrama about a Jewish woman forsaken by her non-Jewish lover. Within a few years of its 1849 debut in Hamburg, the play was seen on stages across Germany and Austria, as well as throughout Europe, the British Empire, and North America. The German-Jewish elite complained that the playwright, Jewish writer S. H. Mosenthal, had written a drama bearing little authentic Jewish content, while literary critics protested that the play lacked the formal coherence of great tragedy. Yet despite its lackluster critical reception, Deborah became a blockbuster, giving millions of theatergoers the pleasures of sympathizing with an exotic Jewish woman. It spawned adaptations with titles from Leah, the Forsaken to Naomi, the Deserted, burlesques, poems, operas in Italian and Czech, musical selections for voice and piano, a British novel fraudulently marketed in the UniteTrade Review"Deborah and her Sisters is the result of magnificent archival research. It is also clearly a labor of love: the author takes pleasure in the story he tells of a single play's journey, making the book a delight to read . . . Hess's volume is a must-read for those who work in nineteenth-century theater, performance, or especially Jewish Studies, but it also has much to offer a general Victorianist as a case study for the importance of theater in shaping ideas, effecting change, and challenging our settled contemporary notions of aesthetic merit by confronting what many Victorians themselves valued." * Victorian Studies *"An exuberant account of the transnational performance history of a forgotten blockbuster, this book sets a new standard for Jewish cultural studies. By carefully reconstructing the contexts in which Jewish and non-Jewish theater audiences came together to cry over a melodramatic tale of Jewish suffering, Jonathan M. Hess reveals the importance of philosemitism to the nineteenth-century liberal imagination." * Maurice Samuels, Yale University *"Deborah and Her Sisters presents a new and constructively critical approach to the study of philosemitism and to the study of representations of Jews and Jewishness in general. This is cultural studies at its best-in excavating and interpreting a largely forgotten and demonstrably significant theatrical blockbuster, Jonathan M. Hess forces us to rethink key methodological questions and to reevaluate our understanding of an era." * Martha B. Helfer, Rutgers University *
£45.00
MW - Rutgers University Press Soundies Jukebox Films and the Shift to
Book SynopsisThis is the first and only book to position what are called “Soundies” within the broader cultural and technological milieu of the 1940s. Examining the dynamics between Soundies’ short musical films, the Panoram’s film-jukebox technology, their screening spaces and their popular discourse, Kelley provides an integrative approach to historic media exhibition. Trade Review“A compelling read from beginning to end, Soundies Jukebox Films and the Shift to Small Screen Culture opens up an entirely new way to think about moving images, music and the technologies that made them part of our everyday lives.” -- Haidee Wasson * coeditor of Useful Cinema *"Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *"[Kelley] admirably succeeds in describing the business methods, aesthetic attributes and social history of the coin-operated “Panoram” machine and its black-and-white 16mm musical shorts, called Soundies." * CineMontage *“A compelling read from beginning to end, Soundies Jukebox Films and the Shift to Small Screen Culture opens up an entirely new way to think about moving images, music and the technologies that made them part of our everyday lives.” -- Haidee Wasson * coeditor of Useful Cinema *"Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *"[Kelley] admirably succeeds in describing the business methods, aesthetic attributes and social history of the coin-operated “Panoram” machine and its black-and-white 16mm musical shorts, called Soundies." * CineMontage *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Soundies Jukebox Films Part I Small Screen Encounters and Spatial Practices 1 The Look-Listening Machine: The Panoram Jukebox and New Screen Practices 2 The Sites of Soundies: The Dynamics of Space and Screen 3 Mobilizing Space: The Panoram goes to War Part II Short Forms and Enduring Formations 4 Up Close and Personal: The Shifting Aesthetics of the Jukebox Short 5 “A Swing Half Breed”: Soundies’ Hybrid Identities and Raced Attractions 6 Post War Screens: Soundies on TV and the Rehash of the Film Jukebox Conclusion: Short and Sweet: Rescaling Screen Culture Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£26.99
Rutgers University Press Soundies Jukebox Films and the Shift to
Book SynopsisThis is the first and only book to position what are called “Soundies” within the broader cultural and technological milieu of the 1940s. Examining the dynamics between Soundies’ short musical films, the Panoram’s film-jukebox technology, their screening spaces and their popular discourse, Kelley provides an integrative approach to historic media exhibition. Trade Review“A compelling read from beginning to end, Soundies Jukebox Films and the Shift to Small Screen Culture opens up an entirely new way to think about moving images, music and the technologies that made them part of our everyday lives.” -- Haidee Wasson * coeditor of Useful Cinema *"Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *"[Kelley] admirably succeeds in describing the business methods, aesthetic attributes and social history of the coin-operated “Panoram” machine and its black-and-white 16mm musical shorts, called Soundies." * CineMontage *“A compelling read from beginning to end, Soundies Jukebox Films and the Shift to Small Screen Culture opens up an entirely new way to think about moving images, music and the technologies that made them part of our everyday lives.” -- Haidee Wasson * coeditor of Useful Cinema *"Chronicle of Higher Education weekly book list," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *"[Kelley] admirably succeeds in describing the business methods, aesthetic attributes and social history of the coin-operated “Panoram” machine and its black-and-white 16mm musical shorts, called Soundies." * CineMontage *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Soundies Jukebox Films Part I Small Screen Encounters and Spatial Practices 1 The Look-Listening Machine: The Panoram Jukebox and New Screen Practices 2 The Sites of Soundies: The Dynamics of Space and Screen 3 Mobilizing Space: The Panoram goes to War Part II Short Forms and Enduring Formations 4 Up Close and Personal: The Shifting Aesthetics of the Jukebox Short 5 “A Swing Half Breed”: Soundies’ Hybrid Identities and Raced Attractions 6 Post War Screens: Soundies on TV and the Rehash of the Film Jukebox Conclusion: Short and Sweet: Rescaling Screen Culture Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
£105.40
Rutgers University Press Historians on Hamilton How a Blockbuster Musical
Book SynopsisHistorians on “Hamilton” brings together a diverse collection of top scholars to explain the Hamilton phenomenon and explore what it might mean for our understanding of America’s history. In short, lively essays, these experts assess what the musical got right, what it got wrong, and why it matters. Trade Review“For Hamilton fans, history buffs, political thinkers and Broadway acolytes, this collection provides dozens of fascinating perspectives, correctives, and sidelong directives. It probably won’t change your mind about the show, but it will keep you thinking and talking about it, and the world that surrounds it, for a long time to come. If you love Hamilton the musical or have any curiosity about the man himself and where he fits into the American panorama, this is the book for you." -- Jack Viertel * producer, critic, renowned author, and senior vice president of Jujamcyn Theaters *"Hamilton, the musical, has turned thousands of people onto the history of the American founding. For those who want more, Historians on Hamilton digs deep into the myths and realities behind the show." -- Jacob Weisberg * editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy *"Historians on Hamilton is an erudite and accessible scholarly consideration of the Broadway phenomenon that created an Alexander Hamilton palatable for our times. An indispensable work for all interested in the founding and contemporary racial politics." -- Annette Gordon-Reed * author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family *"Deeply documented, culturally astute, interpretively diverse, consistently illuminating—this is a model of intellectual engagement. Providing insight into Hamilton’s significance, the essays cogently reveal how contemporary culture shapes our past.” -- Joshua Brown * American Social History Project, City University of New York Graduate Center *"Treating Hamilton as a historical phenomenon in its own right, contributors to this volume reflect on the lives that inspired it and its meaning for our conflict-ridden present." -- Kathleen M. Brown * David Boies Professor of History, The University of Pennsylvania *"Think of this volume as a how-to manual for scholars to use the brilliance of Hamilton to teach about the incredibly complex power dynamics of early America." -- Gautham Rao * assistant professor of history at American University and author of National Duties *"Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is enthralling as musical theater. As history…not so much. Fortunately, two great professional historians, Renee C. Romano and Claire Bond Potter, are here to set the record straight, gathering expert essays to tell you the inconvenient truths about Alexander Hamilton that the hit play leaves out. More than that, though, Historians on Hamilton offers informed and insightful meditations on the themes of history, memory, legacy, interpretation and art that lie at the heart of the Broadway smash. No Hamilton fan should do without it." -- David Greenberg * professor of history at Rutgers University, author of Republic of Spin *"A thought-provoking and carefully crafted collection of scholarship that has much to offer readers interested in music, theater, or American history." * Library Journal starred review *"Historians on Hamilton is smart and interesting. It was great fun to read all the different points of view and even have some of my opinions changed. What more could you want from a book?" * Show Showdown *"The Issue on the Table: Is 'Hamilton' Good For History?" by Kate Keller * Smithsonian Magazine Online *"Cumulatively, the essays in Historians on Hamilton provide a useful and impressive range of perspectives from which to appreciate the historical significance of the Broadway sensation, to evaluate the historical accuracy of the story Hamilton tells, and to prod us to consider the contemporary stakes of the historical narratives we consume, celebrate, and propagate." * H-Net *"How ‘Hamilton’ Is Remaking American History" feature and excerpt * DC Metro Theater Arts *"The book takes a unique and revolutionary approach in bringing Hamilton to life." * Choice *New Books Network podcast interview with authors * New Books Network podcast interview *"This book is a collection of articles on the Broadway play Hamilton with what historians say about the play.... Suffice it to say that most of the play seems to be historically correct, but history is always a matter of interpretation, and Alexander Hamilton is certainly an historical figure who needs interpretation." * We Are Literate *"Gift Guide for Book Lovers" by the editors at Stanfordmag.org * Stanford Magazine *"Facing up to the award-winning play's power to shape our understanding of America's past, Romano and Potter present a collection of accessible but scholarly essays to investigate Hamilton: An American Musical. Delving into history, politics, race relations and contemporary culture, the book poses big questions: Can Hamilton help create a new, multiracial American civic myth? Or was the real-life Alexander Hamilton--an elitist and a skeptic of democracy--simply too divisive? Besides, who owns American history--and who gets to tell it?" * Stanford Magazine *"The collection will be of direct relevance and value to public historians. And like its subject, the volume should also appeal to multiple audiences—teachers and students on the college and other levels, scholars concerned with popular memory of the founders, and general readers wishing to learn more about both the musical and the historical world it depicts." * Public Historian *"Did ‘Hamilton’ Get the Story Wrong? One Playwright Thinks So," by James Barron * New York Times *"A valiant attempt to help audiences understand Hamilton’s achievements while also taking stock of the musical’s shortfalls. Accessibly written, the contributions cover the show as both art and history." * Public Books *"Fans of the musical will appreciate this opportunity to approach it from an academic perspective, and educators will find it productive to include particular chapters on their syllabi." * H-Net *"This book is a worthy addition to popular culture studies, history, American Studies, Africana Studies, Latinx Studies and, of course, theatre and musical theatre studies.....Historians on Hamilton successfully meets Miranda’s challenge, presenting engaging essays in which accomplished historians do take Hamilton seriously and offer a range of perspectives on its place in, and depiction of, American history." * Journal of American Drama and Theatre *"Fall Arts Preview: Theater," by Don Harrison https://richmondmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/fall-arts-preview-2019-theater/ * Richmond Magazine *"This collection of brief accessible essays offers nice balance of perspectives and topics. Taken as a whole, they argue that while Miranda’s Hamilton is not as revolutionary, either in terms of artistic originality or disruptive historical narrative, as many have suggested, it remains remarkably entertaining and presents an almost unique opportunity for historians to engage the public in meaningful conversations about the nation’s past and the nature of history itself. Everyone who has seen the show or listened to the cast recording, especially those who teach about it, will appreciate how this provocative and informative volume not only enlightens but also prompts them to revisit the show, one last time." * H-FedHist *"As a reference work aimed at those bridging the gap between academic and the Broadway audience...the volume will be a valuable contribution to widening discussion beyond the personality-led drama of the stage and the world of the American Revolution." * Journal of the Early Republic *"Just what is the story of Alexander Hamilton as Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical hits Disney Plus?" by Emma Kelly https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/02/just-what-story-alexander-hamilton-lin-manuel-mirandas-musical-hits-disney-plus-12934519/ * Metro UK *"As ‘Hamilton’ Arrives on Disney+, Five Lyrics That Have Shaped the Culture," by John Jurgensen https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-hamilton-arrives-on-disney-five-lyrics-that-have-shaped-the-culture-11593613712 * Wall Street Journal *"Hamilton is coming. Here’s how to give it your best shot," by Jenna Price * Sydney Morning Herald *"Historian, Hamilton fan, or some combination, something in Historians on Hamilton will inform and challenge you." * Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies *"Historians on Hamilton emerges as a template for thoughtful, deliberate dialogue. In the deft hands of Potter and Romano, the volume manages to be critical and incisive while still, from my impression, maintain a similar spirit to the musical itself. Both provide examples of how to talk across and not at disciplinary, professional, and creative categories. A cultural force as powerful as Hamilton gives historians in many hats a unique opportunity to demonstrate what our work can do....History is not, and should not, the sole interest of historians, but artists, musicians, performers, politicians, activists, and engaged, interested participants in the American and global communities. Historians on Hamilton is an intuitive reminder that historians can, and must, participate on that wider stage." * Early Americanists *Table of ContentsChronology Introduction: History is Happening in New York - Renee C. Romano and Claire Bond Potter Act I: The Script Chapter 1: From Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton to Hamilton: An American Musical - William Hogeland Chapter 2: "Can We Get Back to Politics? Please?" Hamilton's Missing Politics in Hamilton - Joanne B. Freeman Chapter 3: Race-Conscious Casting and the Erasure of the Black Past in Hamilton - Lyra D. Monteiro Chapter 4: The Greatest City in the World? Slavery in New York in the Age of Hamilton - Leslie M. Harris Chapter 5: “Remember….I’m Your Man”: Masculinity, Marriage, and Gender in Hamilton - Catherine Allgor Act II: The Stage Chapter 6: “The Ten Dollar Founding Father”: Hamilton, Money and Federal Power - Michael O’Malley Chapter 7: Hamilton as Founders Chic: A Neo-Federalist, Antislavery, Usable Past? - David Waldstreicher and Jeffrey L. Pasley Chapter 8: Hamilton and the American Revolution on Stage and Screen - Andrew M. Schocket Chapter 9: From The Black Crook to Hamilton: A Brief History of Hot Tickets on Broadway - Elizabeth L. Wollman Chapter 10: Looking at Hamilton from Inside the Broadway Bubble - Brian Eugenio Herrera Act III: The Audience Chapter 11: Mind the Gap: Teaching Hamilton - Jim Cullen Chapter 12: Who Tells Your Story: Hamilton as a People’s History - Joseph M. Adelman Chapter 13: Reckoning with America’s Racial Past, Present, and Future in Hamilton - Patricia Herrera Chapter 14: Hamilton: A New American Civic Myth by Renee C. Romano Chapter 15: Safe in the Nation We’ve Made: Staging Hamilton on Social Media - Claire Bond Potter Sample Syllabus Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Index
£25.19
Rutgers University Press Historians on Hamilton How a Blockbuster Musical
Book SynopsisHistorians on “Hamilton” brings together a diverse collection of top scholars to explain the Hamilton phenomenon and explore what it might mean for our understanding of America’s history. In short, lively essays, these experts assess what the musical got right, what it got wrong, and why it matters. Trade Review“For Hamilton fans, history buffs, political thinkers and Broadway acolytes, this collection provides dozens of fascinating perspectives, correctives, and sidelong directives. It probably won’t change your mind about the show, but it will keep you thinking and talking about it, and the world that surrounds it, for a long time to come. If you love Hamilton the musical or have any curiosity about the man himself and where he fits into the American panorama, this is the book for you." -- Jack Viertel * producer, critic, renowned author, and senior vice president of Jujamcyn Theaters *"Hamilton, the musical, has turned thousands of people onto the history of the American founding. For those who want more, Historians on Hamilton digs deep into the myths and realities behind the show." -- Jacob Weisberg * editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy *"Historians on Hamilton is an erudite and accessible scholarly consideration of the Broadway phenomenon that created an Alexander Hamilton palatable for our times. An indispensable work for all interested in the founding and contemporary racial politics." -- Annette Gordon-Reed * author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family *"Deeply documented, culturally astute, interpretively diverse, consistently illuminating—this is a model of intellectual engagement. Providing insight into Hamilton’s significance, the essays cogently reveal how contemporary culture shapes our past.” -- Joshua Brown * American Social History Project, City University of New York Graduate Center *"Treating Hamilton as a historical phenomenon in its own right, contributors to this volume reflect on the lives that inspired it and its meaning for our conflict-ridden present." -- Kathleen M. Brown * David Boies Professor of History, The University of Pennsylvania *"Think of this volume as a how-to manual for scholars to use the brilliance of Hamilton to teach about the incredibly complex power dynamics of early America." -- Gautham Rao * assistant professor of history at American University and author of National Duties *"Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is enthralling as musical theater. As history…not so much. Fortunately, two great professional historians, Renee C. Romano and Claire Bond Potter, are here to set the record straight, gathering expert essays to tell you the inconvenient truths about Alexander Hamilton that the hit play leaves out. More than that, though, Historians on Hamilton offers informed and insightful meditations on the themes of history, memory, legacy, interpretation and art that lie at the heart of the Broadway smash. No Hamilton fan should do without it." -- David Greenberg * professor of history at Rutgers University, author of Republic of Spin *"A thought-provoking and carefully crafted collection of scholarship that has much to offer readers interested in music, theater, or American history." * Library Journal starred review *"Historians on Hamilton is smart and interesting. It was great fun to read all the different points of view and even have some of my opinions changed. What more could you want from a book?" * Show Showdown *"The Issue on the Table: Is 'Hamilton' Good For History?" by Kate Keller * Smithsonian Magazine Online *"Cumulatively, the essays in Historians on Hamilton provide a useful and impressive range of perspectives from which to appreciate the historical significance of the Broadway sensation, to evaluate the historical accuracy of the story Hamilton tells, and to prod us to consider the contemporary stakes of the historical narratives we consume, celebrate, and propagate." * H-Net *"How ‘Hamilton’ Is Remaking American History" feature and excerpt * DC Metro Theater Arts *"The book takes a unique and revolutionary approach in bringing Hamilton to life." * Choice *New Books Network podcast interview with authors * New Books Network podcast interview *"This book is a collection of articles on the Broadway play Hamilton with what historians say about the play.... Suffice it to say that most of the play seems to be historically correct, but history is always a matter of interpretation, and Alexander Hamilton is certainly an historical figure who needs interpretation." * We Are Literate *"Gift Guide for Book Lovers" by the editors at Stanfordmag.org * Stanford Magazine *"Facing up to the award-winning play's power to shape our understanding of America's past, Romano and Potter present a collection of accessible but scholarly essays to investigate Hamilton: An American Musical. Delving into history, politics, race relations and contemporary culture, the book poses big questions: Can Hamilton help create a new, multiracial American civic myth? Or was the real-life Alexander Hamilton--an elitist and a skeptic of democracy--simply too divisive? Besides, who owns American history--and who gets to tell it?" * Stanford Magazine *"The collection will be of direct relevance and value to public historians. And like its subject, the volume should also appeal to multiple audiences—teachers and students on the college and other levels, scholars concerned with popular memory of the founders, and general readers wishing to learn more about both the musical and the historical world it depicts." * Public Historian *"Did ‘Hamilton’ Get the Story Wrong? One Playwright Thinks So," by James Barron * New York Times *"A valiant attempt to help audiences understand Hamilton’s achievements while also taking stock of the musical’s shortfalls. Accessibly written, the contributions cover the show as both art and history." * Public Books *"Fans of the musical will appreciate this opportunity to approach it from an academic perspective, and educators will find it productive to include particular chapters on their syllabi." * H-Net *"This book is a worthy addition to popular culture studies, history, American Studies, Africana Studies, Latinx Studies and, of course, theatre and musical theatre studies.....Historians on Hamilton successfully meets Miranda’s challenge, presenting engaging essays in which accomplished historians do take Hamilton seriously and offer a range of perspectives on its place in, and depiction of, American history." * Journal of American Drama and Theatre *"Fall Arts Preview: Theater," by Don Harrison https://richmondmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/fall-arts-preview-2019-theater/ * Richmond Magazine *"This collection of brief accessible essays offers nice balance of perspectives and topics. Taken as a whole, they argue that while Miranda’s Hamilton is not as revolutionary, either in terms of artistic originality or disruptive historical narrative, as many have suggested, it remains remarkably entertaining and presents an almost unique opportunity for historians to engage the public in meaningful conversations about the nation’s past and the nature of history itself. Everyone who has seen the show or listened to the cast recording, especially those who teach about it, will appreciate how this provocative and informative volume not only enlightens but also prompts them to revisit the show, one last time." * H-FedHist *"As a reference work aimed at those bridging the gap between academic and the Broadway audience...the volume will be a valuable contribution to widening discussion beyond the personality-led drama of the stage and the world of the American Revolution." * Journal of the Early Republic *"Just what is the story of Alexander Hamilton as Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical hits Disney Plus?" by Emma Kelly https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/02/just-what-story-alexander-hamilton-lin-manuel-mirandas-musical-hits-disney-plus-12934519/ * Metro UK *"As ‘Hamilton’ Arrives on Disney+, Five Lyrics That Have Shaped the Culture," by John Jurgensen https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-hamilton-arrives-on-disney-five-lyrics-that-have-shaped-the-culture-11593613712 * Wall Street Journal *"Hamilton is coming. Here’s how to give it your best shot," by Jenna Price * Sydney Morning Herald *"Historian, Hamilton fan, or some combination, something in Historians on Hamilton will inform and challenge you." * Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies *"Historians on Hamilton emerges as a template for thoughtful, deliberate dialogue. In the deft hands of Potter and Romano, the volume manages to be critical and incisive while still, from my impression, maintain a similar spirit to the musical itself. Both provide examples of how to talk across and not at disciplinary, professional, and creative categories. A cultural force as powerful as Hamilton gives historians in many hats a unique opportunity to demonstrate what our work can do....History is not, and should not, the sole interest of historians, but artists, musicians, performers, politicians, activists, and engaged, interested participants in the American and global communities. Historians on Hamilton is an intuitive reminder that historians can, and must, participate on that wider stage." * Early Americanists *“For Hamilton fans, history buffs, political thinkers and Broadway acolytes, this collection provides dozens of fascinating perspectives, correctives, and sidelong directives. It probably won’t change your mind about the show, but it will keep you thinking and talking about it, and the world that surrounds it, for a long time to come. If you love Hamilton the musical or have any curiosity about the man himself and where he fits into the American panorama, this is the book for you." -- Jack Viertel * producer, critic, renowned author, and senior vice president of Jujamcyn Theaters *"Hamilton, the musical, has turned thousands of people onto the history of the American founding. For those who want more, Historians on Hamilton digs deep into the myths and realities behind the show." -- Jacob Weisberg * editor-in-chief of the Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy *"Historians on Hamilton is an erudite and accessible scholarly consideration of the Broadway phenomenon that created an Alexander Hamilton palatable for our times. An indispensable work for all interested in the founding and contemporary racial politics." -- Annette Gordon-Reed * author of The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family *"Deeply documented, culturally astute, interpretively diverse, consistently illuminating—this is a model of intellectual engagement. Providing insight into Hamilton’s significance, the essays cogently reveal how contemporary culture shapes our past.” -- Joshua Brown * American Social History Project, City University of New York Graduate Center *"Treating Hamilton as a historical phenomenon in its own right, contributors to this volume reflect on the lives that inspired it and its meaning for our conflict-ridden present." -- Kathleen M. Brown * David Boies Professor of History, The University of Pennsylvania *"Think of this volume as a how-to manual for scholars to use the brilliance of Hamilton to teach about the incredibly complex power dynamics of early America." -- Gautham Rao * assistant professor of history at American University and author of National Duties *"Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is enthralling as musical theater. As history…not so much. Fortunately, two great professional historians, Renee C. Romano and Claire Bond Potter, are here to set the record straight, gathering expert essays to tell you the inconvenient truths about Alexander Hamilton that the hit play leaves out. More than that, though, Historians on Hamilton offers informed and insightful meditations on the themes of history, memory, legacy, interpretation and art that lie at the heart of the Broadway smash. No Hamilton fan should do without it." -- David Greenberg * professor of history at Rutgers University, author of Republic of Spin *"A thought-provoking and carefully crafted collection of scholarship that has much to offer readers interested in music, theater, or American history." * Library Journal starred review *"Historians on Hamilton is smart and interesting. It was great fun to read all the different points of view and even have some of my opinions changed. What more could you want from a book?" * Show Showdown *"The Issue on the Table: Is 'Hamilton' Good For History?" by Kate Keller * Smithsonian Magazine Online *"Cumulatively, the essays in Historians on Hamilton provide a useful and impressive range of perspectives from which to appreciate the historical significance of the Broadway sensation, to evaluate the historical accuracy of the story Hamilton tells, and to prod us to consider the contemporary stakes of the historical narratives we consume, celebrate, and propagate." * H-Net *"How ‘Hamilton’ Is Remaking American History" feature and excerpt * DC Metro Theater Arts *"The book takes a unique and revolutionary approach in bringing Hamilton to life." * Choice *New Books Network podcast interview with authors * New Books Network podcast interview *"This book is a collection of articles on the Broadway play Hamilton with what historians say about the play.... Suffice it to say that most of the play seems to be historically correct, but history is always a matter of interpretation, and Alexander Hamilton is certainly an historical figure who needs interpretation." * We Are Literate *"Gift Guide for Book Lovers" by the editors at Stanfordmag.org * Stanford Magazine *"Facing up to the award-winning play's power to shape our understanding of America's past, Romano and Potter present a collection of accessible but scholarly essays to investigate Hamilton: An American Musical. Delving into history, politics, race relations and contemporary culture, the book poses big questions: Can Hamilton help create a new, multiracial American civic myth? Or was the real-life Alexander Hamilton--an elitist and a skeptic of democracy--simply too divisive? Besides, who owns American history--and who gets to tell it?" * Stanford Magazine *"The collection will be of direct relevance and value to public historians. And like its subject, the volume should also appeal to multiple audiences—teachers and students on the college and other levels, scholars concerned with popular memory of the founders, and general readers wishing to learn more about both the musical and the historical world it depicts." * Public Historian *"Did ‘Hamilton’ Get the Story Wrong? One Playwright Thinks So," by James Barron * New York Times *"A valiant attempt to help audiences understand Hamilton’s achievements while also taking stock of the musical’s shortfalls. Accessibly written, the contributions cover the show as both art and history." * Public Books *"Fans of the musical will appreciate this opportunity to approach it from an academic perspective, and educators will find it productive to include particular chapters on their syllabi." * H-Net *"This book is a worthy addition to popular culture studies, history, American Studies, Africana Studies, Latinx Studies and, of course, theatre and musical theatre studies.....Historians on Hamilton successfully meets Miranda’s challenge, presenting engaging essays in which accomplished historians do take Hamilton seriously and offer a range of perspectives on its place in, and depiction of, American history." * Journal of American Drama and Theatre *"Fall Arts Preview: Theater," by Don Harrison https://richmondmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/fall-arts-preview-2019-theater/ * Richmond Magazine *"This collection of brief accessible essays offers nice balance of perspectives and topics. Taken as a whole, they argue that while Miranda’s Hamilton is not as revolutionary, either in terms of artistic originality or disruptive historical narrative, as many have suggested, it remains remarkably entertaining and presents an almost unique opportunity for historians to engage the public in meaningful conversations about the nation’s past and the nature of history itself. Everyone who has seen the show or listened to the cast recording, especially those who teach about it, will appreciate how this provocative and informative volume not only enlightens but also prompts them to revisit the show, one last time." * H-FedHist *"As a reference work aimed at those bridging the gap between academic and the Broadway audience...the volume will be a valuable contribution to widening discussion beyond the personality-led drama of the stage and the world of the American Revolution." * Journal of the Early Republic *"Just what is the story of Alexander Hamilton as Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical hits Disney Plus?" by Emma Kelly https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/02/just-what-story-alexander-hamilton-lin-manuel-mirandas-musical-hits-disney-plus-12934519/ * Metro UK *"As ‘Hamilton’ Arrives on Disney+, Five Lyrics That Have Shaped the Culture," by John Jurgensen https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-hamilton-arrives-on-disney-five-lyrics-that-have-shaped-the-culture-11593613712 * Wall Street Journal *"Hamilton is coming. Here’s how to give it your best shot," by Jenna Price * Sydney Morning Herald *"Historian, Hamilton fan, or some combination, something in Historians on Hamilton will inform and challenge you." * Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies *"Historians on Hamilton emerges as a template for thoughtful, deliberate dialogue. In the deft hands of Potter and Romano, the volume manages to be critical and incisive while still, from my impression, maintain a similar spirit to the musical itself. Both provide examples of how to talk across and not at disciplinary, professional, and creative categories. A cultural force as powerful as Hamilton gives historians in many hats a unique opportunity to demonstrate what our work can do....History is not, and should not, the sole interest of historians, but artists, musicians, performers, politicians, activists, and engaged, interested participants in the American and global communities. Historians on Hamilton is an intuitive reminder that historians can, and must, participate on that wider stage." * Early Americanists *Table of ContentsChronology Introduction: History is Happening in New York - Renee C. Romano and Claire Bond Potter Act I: The Script Chapter 1: From Ron Chernow's Alexander Hamilton to Hamilton: An American Musical - William Hogeland Chapter 2: "Can We Get Back to Politics? Please?" Hamilton's Missing Politics in Hamilton - Joanne B. Freeman Chapter 3: Race-Conscious Casting and the Erasure of the Black Past in Hamilton - Lyra D. Monteiro Chapter 4: The Greatest City in the World? Slavery in New York in the Age of Hamilton - Leslie M. Harris Chapter 5: “Remember….I’m Your Man”: Masculinity, Marriage, and Gender in Hamilton - Catherine Allgor Act II: The Stage Chapter 6: “The Ten Dollar Founding Father”: Hamilton, Money and Federal Power - Michael O’Malley Chapter 7: Hamilton as Founders Chic: A Neo-Federalist, Antislavery, Usable Past? - David Waldstreicher and Jeffrey L. Pasley Chapter 8: Hamilton and the American Revolution on Stage and Screen - Andrew M. Schocket Chapter 9: From The Black Crook to Hamilton: A Brief History of Hot Tickets on Broadway - Elizabeth L. Wollman Chapter 10: Looking at Hamilton from Inside the Broadway Bubble - Brian Eugenio Herrera Act III: The Audience Chapter 11: Mind the Gap: Teaching Hamilton - Jim Cullen Chapter 12: Who Tells Your Story: Hamilton as a People’s History - Joseph M. Adelman Chapter 13: Reckoning with America’s Racial Past, Present, and Future in Hamilton - Patricia Herrera Chapter 14: Hamilton: A New American Civic Myth by Renee C. Romano Chapter 15: Safe in the Nation We’ve Made: Staging Hamilton on Social Media - Claire Bond Potter Sample Syllabus Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Index
£105.40
New York University Press The Broadway Musical
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£42.75
University Press of Mississippi That Was Entertainment
Book SynopsisTraces the development of the MGM musical from The Broadway Melody (1929) through its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s and its decline in the 1960s. That Was Entertainment uniquely reconstructs the life of Arthur Freed, whose unit at MGM became the gold standard against which the musicals of other studios were measured.
£26.06
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi Dancing Man A Broadway Choreographers Journey
Book SynopsisTony and Olivier Award-winning Bob Avian's dazzling life story, Dancing Man, is candid, witty, sometimes shocking, and always entertaining. Here at last is the ultimate up-close and personal insider's view from a front row seat at the creation of the biggest, brightest, and best Broadway musicals of the past fifty years.
£33.71
MP-MPP University Press of Mississippi From Biblical Book to Musical Megahit
Book SynopsisEsther, the Beautiful Queen, was William Bradbury’s choral setting of a text based on the biblical Book of Esther. Written for amateur singers, the uncomplicated score became enormously popular. In this volume Juanita Karpf traces the work’s rich performance and reception history.Trade ReviewFrom Biblical Book to Musical Megahit is a gratifying exploration of a surprisingly important and durable work in nineteenth-century American musical life." - R. Allen Lott, professor of music history at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary"Clear and imminently readable, From Biblical Book to Musical Megahit is a veritable trove of information, photographs, and music." - Jake Johnson, author of Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America
£77.35
University of Minnesota Press The Needle and the Lens: Pop Goes to the Movies
Book SynopsisHow the creative use of pop music in film—think Saturday Night Fever or Apocalypse Now—has shaped and shifted music history since the 1960s Quick: What movie do you think of when you hear “The Sounds of Silence”? Better yet, what song comes to mind when you think of The Graduate? The link between film and song endures as more than a memory, Nate Patrin suggests with this wide-ranging and energetic book. It is, in fact, a sort of cultural symbiosis that has mutually influenced movies and pop music, a phenomenon Patrin tracks through the past fifty years, revealing the power of music in movies to move the needle in popular culture. Rock ’n’ roll, reggae, R&B, jazz, techno, and hip-hop: each had its moment—or many—as music deployed in movies emerged as a form of interpretive commentary, making way for the legitimization of pop and rock music as art forms worthy of serious consideration. These commentaries run the gamut from comedic irony to cheap-thrills excitement to deeply felt drama, all of which Patrin examines in pairings such as American Graffiti and “Do You Want to Dance?”; Saturday Night Fever and “Disco Inferno”; Apocalypse Now and “The End”; Wayne’s World and “Bohemian Rhapsody”; and Jackie Brown and “Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time?”. What gives power to these individual moments, and how have they shaped and shifted music history, recasting source material or even stirring wider interest in previously niche pop genres? As Patrin surveys the scene—musical and cinematic—across the decades, expanding into the deeper origins, wider connections, and echoed histories that come into play, The Needle and the Lens offers a new way of seeing, and hearing, these iconic soundtrack moments. Trade Review "Music writing and film writing are seldom as accessible and as rigorous as they are in Nate Patrin’s The Needle and the Lens—never mind in the same package and carrying the same weight. As he persuasively argues from first example to last, cinema after rock has often used existing recordings to ends that transform both, in terms cinematic and real-world alike. This sharp, humane book’s gift is in never losing sight, or focus, of either."—Michaelangelo Matos, author of Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster YearTable of Contents Contents Introduction Scorpio Rising, “He’s a Rebel” The Graduate, “The Sounds of Silence” Easy Rider, “The Pusher” The Harder They Come, “Many Rivers to Cross” American Graffiti, “Do You Want to Dance” Saturday Night Fever, “Disco Inferno” Killer of Sheep, “This Bitter Earth” Apocalypse Now, “The End” Repo Man, “When the Shit Hits the Fan” Krush Groove, “King of Rock” Blue Velvet, “In Dreams” Wayne’s World, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Jackie Brown, “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)” Belly, “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)” The Royal Tenenbaums, “Needle in the Hay” Drive, “A Real Hero” Outro: Twenty-Four More Great Needle Drops Acknowledgments Notes References
£15.29
University of Iowa Press Beyond Ridiculous: Making Gay Theatre with
Book SynopsisBeyond Ridiculous tells the story of Theatre-in-Limbo, a downtown band of actors formed in 1984 by director Kenneth Elliott and playwright and drag legend Charles Busch. Within a year, they went from performing Vampire Lesbians of Sodom at the Limbo Lounge, a raffish club in the East Village, to the longest-running nonmusical in off-Broadway history. From 1984 to 1991, Busch starred in eight Limbo productions, always in outrageously fabulous drag. In Beyond Ridiculous, Elliott narrates in first-person the company’s Cinderella tale of fun, heartbreak, and dishy drama. At the center of the book is a young Charles Busch, an unforgettable personality fighting to be seen, be heard, and express his unique style as a writer-performer in plays such as Psycho Beach Party and The Lady in Question. The tragedy of AIDS among treasured friends in the company, the struggle for mainstream acceptance of LGBTQ+ theatre during the reign of President Ronald Reagan, and the exploration of new ways of being a gay theatre artist make the book a bittersweet and joyous ride.Trade ReviewAs ‘one who was there,’ Ken Elliott’s Beyond Ridiculous succeeds on multiple levels. It offers a comprehensive and entertaining analysis of playwright Charles Busch’s work and Theatre-in-Limbo, and also illuminates the economic and artistic landscape of New York City in the 1980s, a wildly creative but fraught decade that continues to resonate today. A must-read for anyone interested in the arts and especially the theatre." - Julie Halston, actor and comedian, four-time MAC Award winner"Kenneth Elliott lovingly charts the history of not only Theatre-in-Limbo, one of the most groundbreaking companies of the 1980s, but he also chronicles a harrowing time for gay men, who were confronting the terror of AIDS and a shockingly indifferent government, and who found their deliverance in sequins, greasepaint, and wickedly subversive humor. This book is an invaluable record of our ability to transcend even the darkest times." - Doug Wright, playwright, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner"Beyond Ridiculous engages a queer methodology to reflect upon a friendship and collaboration between the author and Charles Busch, revealing how central theatre was to kinship and survival for the gay community in 1980s New York. As a celebration of queer solidarity in theatre, it is erudite, provocative, heartwarming, and utterly enjoyable to read." - Sean F. Edgecomb, author, The Taylor Mac Book: Ritual, Realness and Radical Performance
£28.45
Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Music for Victory at Sea: Richard Rodgers,
Book SynopsisThis long-awaited study explores the creation of NBC-TV's landmark 1952-53 WWII documentary series, with particular attention to its evocative Rodgers-Bennett score. Victory at Sea, NBC-TV's innovative 1952-53 WWII documentary, was eventually broadcast to more than 100 million viewers worldwide. Its episodes chronicled the war's conflicts while highlighting the US Navy's contributions, NBC having sourced footage from the military, governments, and newsreel agencies of fourteen nations. Victory's special distinction was its music, with each episode's nonstop score recorded by the acclaimed NBC Symphony Orchestra. The music was credited to Richard Rodgers-then at the height of his fame-as composer, and Robert Russell Bennett as arranger and conductor. In fact, Rodgers composed twelve piano themes; Bennett developed these endlessly for orchestra and, in addition, composed many hours of the score outright. Part One chronicles Victory's gestation and production at NBC, its reception, the series' afterlife in syndication and home video, and the score's "Gold Record" sales success on RCA records. Part Two examines each episode in turn, focusing on how the Bennett-scored music pairs with screen action. Every transformation of the much-used Rodgers themes is cited, along with the episodes' musical inter-relationships. The hundreds of musical examples generously sample the score's 11½ hours of music. NBC's Victory has been neglected by Richard Rodgers's biographers and by film historians. As the series celebrates its 70th anniversary, the Rodgers-Bennett score here finally receives recognition for its artistry and power.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part One: Victory's Inception, Production, and Impact 1. Henry Salomon, NBC, the U.S. Navy, and Victory's Genesis 2. Assembling Victory's Production Team, Preparing an Episode 3. Victory's Debut Season: Sponsorship (or Not?), Promotion, Scheduling, and Awards 4. Richard Rodgers: Twelve Themes for Victory, the "Thirteen Hour Score" Legend, and Two Breakout Hits 5. Robert Russell Bennett: Preparing for Victory, Music for a Global War, and the Importance of F# 6. The NBC Symphony-and Victory's 1952-53 Recording Sessions 7. The Victory Scripts' Poetics 8. Robert Montgomery, C.S. Forester, and Victory 9. Victory on Records: The Commercial and "House" LPs 10. Victory Abridged: for Film (1954) and Television (1960) 11. Victory's Predecessors and Successors Part Two: The Twenty-Six Victory Episodes Introduction EP1, "Design for War" EP2, "The Pacific Boils Over" EP3, "Sealing the Breach" EP4, "Midway is East" EP5, "Mediterranean Mosaic" EP6, "Guadalcanal" EP7, "Rings Around Rabaul" EP8, "Mare Nostrum" EP9, "Sea and Sand" EP10, "Beneath the Southern Cross" EP11, "The Magnetic North" EP12, "The Conquest of Micronesia" EP13, "Melanesian Nightmare" EP14, "Roman Renaissance" EP15, "D-Day" EP16, "Killers and the Killed" EP17, "The Turkey Shoot" EP18, "Two If by Sea" EP19, "Battle of Leyte Gulf" EP20, "Return of the Allies" EP21, "Full Fathom Five" EP22, "The Fate of Europe" EP23, "Target Suribachi" EP24, "The Road to Mandalay" EP25, "Suicide for Glory" EP26, "Design for Peace" Postscript Appendix One Robert Russell Bennett: A Grandson's Victory Remembrance Appendix Two Victory at Sea: A Chronology Appendix Three Digest of Victory's Music-Scoring Statistics Appendix Four Sample Shot List (EP26) Appendix Five The 1959 Companion Book Bibliography Index
£99.75
WW Norton & Co Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway: The Broadway
Book SynopsisGood food and trivia and authors who sing—these are a few of our favourite things! Tony-nominated actor Gideon Glick and food writer Adam Roberts have teamed up to write the ultimate cookbook for theatre lovers. This collection of musical-inspired recipes includes dishes like Yolklahoma!, Clafoutis and the Beast, Yam Yankees, Dear Melon Hansen and more. And while readers are sure to be charmed by the names, the recipes themselves will have them sticking around for the food, glorious food! Thoughtfully assembled by two veritable Broadway experts, this book is sure to result in some enchanted eating. Each dish comes with a brief history of the show that inspired it, a summary of the plot and “Listening Notes” chock-full of behind-the-scenes trivia. Complete with lively illustrations from celebrated theatrical illustrator Justin “Squigs” Robertson, Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway makes every meal feel like a night at the theatre.Trade Review"The perfect cookbook for every Tom, Dick or Harry who loves theater. A wonderfully charming collection of delicious recipes that are easy enough for even the newest of chefs. I’m in love with this book!" -- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Emmy Award-winning actor (Modern Family)"Food and theater lovers, activate. Gideon and Adam helping us bring the warmth and charm of “dinner and a show” into our very kitchens. Bravo, fellas." -- Leslie Odom Jr., Tony Award-winning actor (Hamilton)"As arguably one of the world’s worst cooks, this delightfully punny ode to food and Broadway inspired me to pick back up my oven mitts and try my hand at some Weenie Todds. Thank you to Adam and Gideon and sorry to my friends and family." -- Rachel Brosnahan, Emmy Award-winning actor (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
£19.94
Boydell & Brewer Ltd Must Close Saturday: The Decline and Fall of the
Book SynopsisThe first book to deal exclusively with British musical flops, Must Close Saturday presents a rolling panorama of the good, the bad and the ugly, reassessing their place in theatrical history. The ominous announcement "Must Close Saturday" too often heralded the demise of British musicals. Looking forward from the vantage point of Lionel Bart's spectacularly successful Oliver! in 1960, Adrian Wright's authoritative chronicle of the commercially unsuccessful British musical of the last half a century uncovers a wealth of fascinating material. In the wake of the resurgence that briefly blew through the British musical at the end of the 1950s with verismo works such as Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be and Expresso Bongo, the British musical was shaken by Bart's adaptation of Dickens, but was quickly left floundering in the face of constant critical complaint and financial failure. The first book to deal exclusively with British musical flops, Must Close Saturday presents a rolling panorama of the good, the bad and the ugly, reassessing their place in theatrical history.Wright reveals a consistent striving at invention, with subjects including the electric chair, the Holocaust, the Virgin Mary, social inequality and Trade Unionism, sexual problems and murder, as well as biographical treatments of Hollywood stars, French painters, tragic novelists, royalty, and the Rector of Stiffkey. Discursive and provoking, Must Close Saturday at last prises open the neglected history of the British musical flop up to 2016. ADRIAN WRIGHT is the author of Foreign Country: The Life of L. P. Hartley (1996), John Lehmann: A Pagan Adventure (1998), The Innumerable Dance: The Life and Work of William Alwyn (Boydell & Brewer, 2008), the novel Maroon (2010) and The Voice of Doom (2016). His previous books on British musical theatre are A Tanner's Worth of Tune: Rediscovering the Post-War British Musical (Boydell & Brewer, 2010) and West End Broadway: The Golden Age of the American Musical in London (Boydell & Brewer, 2012). He lives in Norfolk.Trade ReviewHugely entertaining...Flops provide rich subject matter - lovingly explored in Must Close Saturday - and it is easy with the benefit of hindsight to scoff at the bizarre notions that have been set to music: the electric chair; Dr Crippen; Scapa Flow...the match girls at the Bryant & May factory Francis Drake...Christmas crackers... highwaymen; and Barnado's orphanages. * THE SPECTATOR *In Adrian Wright's entertaining new book, Must Close Saturday: The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop, he charts the British musical from 1960 to 2016; year by year he analyses that season's failed musicals. The book demonstrates how frequently it's the smallest of margins that can determine a musical's success or failure. Richard Jordan, * THE STAGE *If you are a musical theatre nerd Must Close Saturday is a must for your collection. * BRITISHTHEATRE.COM *We have high hopes in recommending Adrian Wright's Must Close Saturday, The Decline and Fall of the British Musical Flop... Some of the examples are wonderful... This book is not only written for the general reader, then, but also for the more assiduous researcher. Either way, it should certainly be on all library shelves. I adored it. -- Julian Oddy * THEATRE RECORD *A fascinating and highly detailed book...this is a 'must buy' for all musical devotees! * HOME CHAT, THE NEWSLETTER OF THE NOËL COWARD SOCIETY *I have been unable to put it down...many thanks to Adrian Wright for an invaluable tome which should be in the library of everyone who claims to enjoy musical theatre. -- John Groves * OPERETTA RESEARCH CENTER *Table of Contents1960 1961-1964 1965-1966 1967-1969 1970-1972 1973-1976 1977-1979 1980-1983 1984-1989 1990-1999 2000-2005 2006-2016 Appendix: British Musical Flops in London 1960-2016 Notes Select Bibliography
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Cheer Up!: British Musical Films, 1929-1945
Book SynopsisThe first book to deal exclusively with the British musical film from the very beginning of talking pictures in the late 1920s through the Depression of the 1930s up to the end of World War II. Cheer Up! is the first book to deal exclusively with the British musical film from the very beginning of talking pictures in the late 1920s through the Depression of the 1930s up to the end of World War II. The upsurge in production at British studios from 1929 onwards marked the real birth of a genre whose principal purpose was to entertain the British public. This endeavour was deeply affected by the very many emigres escaping Nazi Germany, who flooded into the British film industry during this decade, as the genre tried to establish itself. The British musical film in the 1930s reflects a richness of interest. Studios initially flirted with filming what were essentially stage productions plucked from the West End theatre but soon learned that importing a foreign star was a box-office boost. Major musical stars including Jessie Matthews, Richard Tauber and George Formby established themselves during this period. From its beginning, the British musical film captured some of the most notable music-hall performers on screen, and its obsession with music-hall persisted throughout the war years. Other films married popular and classical music with social issues of poverty and unemployment, a message of social integration that long preceded the efforts of the Ealing studios to encourage a sense of social cohesion in post-war Britain. The treatmentof the films discussed is linear, each film dealt with in order of its release date, and allowing for an engaging narrative packed with encyclopaedic information.Trade ReviewAdrian Wright's excellent book is devoted to an area of British film history that has sometimes been loftily dismissed or simply fallen through the cracks...in a time of pandemic, reading a book entitled Cheer Up! about films which were themselves produced during the Depression and then the second world war is oddly uplifting. Wright's deep knowledge of and obvious affection for his subject does not blind him to the shortcomings of some of what was on offer, and one of the chief pleasures here is his deadpan dismissal of those found wanting. * SPECTATOR *Adrian Wright's 379 page tome has certainly cheered me up. It is a book which, since it arrived, I have been continually been dipping into, and once dipped, have continued reading for hours followed by watching one of the films I have read about, or searching out recordings of the various songs. It is invaluable for anyone who has an interest in films, musicals and operetta, and the research which must have been undertaken is very commendable.Very highly recommended - especially at the modest asking price of £30.00! * OPERETTA RESEARCH CENTER *Table of Contents1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 Notes to the Text Select Bibliography Index of Film Titles
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Boydell & Brewer Ltd Melody in the Dark: British Musical Films,
Book SynopsisA comprehensive reassessment of British musical films 1946-1972 including King's Rhapsody, Beat Girl, The Tommy Steele Story, Rock You Sinners, The Golden Disc, and Oliver! Acting as a sequel to Adrian Wright's Cheer Up! British Musical Films, 1929-1945 (Boydell, 2020), Melody in the Dark offers the first major reassessment of the British musical film from the end of Second World War up to the beginning of the 1970s. In the immediate post-war world, British studios sought to reflect fast-changing social attitudes as they struggled to create inventive diversions in an effort to rival American competition. Hollywood stars Errol Flynn, Vera-Ellen, Jayne Mansfield and Judy Garland were among those brought in to provide Hollywood glamour. Embedded in the British consciousness, the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan were represented in three productions. Studios occasionally attempted adaptations of British stage musicals, among them King's Rhapsody and Expresso Bongo, and sexploitation movies turned musical via Secrets of a Windmill Girl and Beat Girl. It was left to minor studios to acknowledge the impact of rock'n'roll on social change in three early films, The Tommy Steele Story, Rock You Sinners and the iconic The Golden Disc. Through the sixties, British cinema seemed intent on flooding the market with entertainments promoting pop singers and rock groups such as Cliff Richard, Billy Fury and The Beatles. Towards the end of the period, it aspired to more grandiose projects such as Oliver! and Oh! What a Lovely War.Trade ReviewAdrian Wright's meticulous research has unearthed some gems, and his analyses are suffused with wit, humour and affection. Melody in the Dark shines a light on some fascinating stories, and one is left with a strong desire to watch many of the films. -- John Altman, Emmy and Anthony Asquith Award winner, composer of over 50 movie scores.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgements 1945 (from May 1945) Old Mother Riley at Home * Sweethearts for Ever * Here Comes the Sun * What Do We Do Now? 1946 Under New Management * Lisbon Story * George in Civvy Street * Gaiety George * I'll Turn to You * Meet the Navy * Amateur Night * Piccadilly Incident * London Town * Spring Song * The Laughing Lady * Walking on Air 1947 When You Come Home * Life Is Nothing Without Music * The Courtneys of Curzon Street * Holiday Camp * The Hills of Donegal * Comin' thro' the Rye 1948 Nightbeat * One Night with You * Spring in Park Lane * A Song for Tomorrow * Cup-Tie Honeymoon * Holidays with Pay * The Red Shoes * Date with a Dream * Here Come the Huggetts * The Brass Monkey 1949 Vote for Huggett * Somewhere in Politics * Bless 'em All * Melody in the Dark * The Huggetts Abroad * It's a Wonderful Day * Murder at the Windmill * Maytime in Mayfair * Old Mother Riley's New Venture * Trottie True * What a Carry On! * Skimpy in the Navy * High Jinks in Society 1950 The Dancing Years * Old Mother Riley Headmistress * The Lady Craved Excitement * A Ray of Sunshine * Soho Conspiracy * Lilli Marlene 1951 Happy Go Lovely * The Tales of Hoffmann * Lady Godiva Rides Again * London Entertains 1952 Song of Paris * Sing Along with Me * Judgment Deferred * Where's Charley? * Mother Riley Meets the Vampire * Meet Me Tonight * Down Among the Z Men * Tread Softly 1953 Valley of Song * The Wedding of Lilli Marlene * The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan * The Beggar's Opera * Always a Bride * Melba * Laughing Anne * Forces' Sweetheart * The Limping Man * It's a Grand Life * Trouble in Store 1954 The Gay Dog * Harmony Lane * Lilacs in the Spring * One Good Turn 1955 As Long As They're Happy * You Lucky People! * Value for Money * Man of the Moment * Oh ... Rosalinda!! * King's Rhapsody * Gentlemen Marry Brunettes * An Alligator Named Daisy * All for Mary 1956 Fun at St Fanny's * Charley Moon * It's Great to be Young * Ramsbottom Rides Again * Invitation to the Dance * It's a Wonderful World * A Touch of the Sun * On the Twelfth Day * Stars in Your Eyes * Up in the World * Five Guineas a Week 1957 The Good Companions * Let's be Happy * The Tommy Steele Story * Rock You Sinners * After the Ball * These Dangerous Years * Davy 1958 The Golden Disc * 6.5 Special * The Duke Wore Jeans * Wonderful Things * A Cry from the Streets * The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw * tom thumb * Hello London * Life Is a Circus 1959 The Lady Is a Square * Make Mine a Million * Idol on Parade * Serious Charge * The Heart of a Man * Sweet Beat * Tommy the Toreador * Desert Mice * Follow a Star * Expresso Bongo 1960 Jazz Boat * Let's Get Married * Girls of the Latin Quarter * Climb Up the Wall * In the Nick * The Entertainer * Too Hot to Handle * Beat Girl 1961 Rag Doll * The Young Ones * The Johnny Leyton Touch 1962 Play It Cool * The Painted Smile * It's Trad, Dad! * The Road to Hong Kong * Some People * Band of Thieves * I Could Go On Singing 1963 The Cool Mikado * Summer Holiday * Just for Fun * It's All Happening * Take Me Over * A Place to Go * What a Crazy World * Live It Up * Farewell Performance * It's All Over Town 1964 A Hard Day's Night * Wonderful Life * Just for You * Swinging UK * UK Swings Again * Rhythm 'n' Greens * Mods and Rockers * Every Day's a Holiday * Ballad in Blue * Ferry Cross the Mersey * The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown 1965 Pop Gear * Gonks Go Beat * I've Gotta Horse * Three Hats for Lisa * Be My Guest * Catch Us if You Can * Help! * Up Jumped a Swagman * Cuckoo Patrol * Dateline Diamonds 1966 Stop the World - I Want to Get Off * Secrets of a Windmill Girl * Just Like a Woman * Finders Keepers * 1967 The Mikado * Half a Sixpence * Smashing Time * Red and Blue * Two a Penny 1968 Oliver! * A Little of What You Fancy * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang * Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter * Les Bicyclettes de Belsize * Popdown 1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? * What's Good for the Goose * Oh! What a Lovely War * Goodbye Mr Chips 1970 Toomorrow * Scrooge 1972 The Boy Friend Notes to the Text Select Bibliography
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UNISA Press Musical Arts in Africa Theory Practice and
Book Synopsis'Musical arts in Africa: theory, practice and education' is the collabrative result of 31 African music scholars who draw on the multidisciplinary perspectives of musicology, compositions, performing practice, ethnomusicology and education.
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Rutgers University Press The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway
Book SynopsisBroadway musicals are one of America’s most beloved art forms and play to millions of people each year. But what do these shows, which are often thought to be just frothy entertainment, really have to say about our country and who we are as a nation? Now in a new second edition, The Great White Way is the first book to reveal the racial politics, content, and subtexts that have haunted musicals for almost one hundred years from Show Boat (1927) to Hamilton (2015). This revised edition includes a new introduction and conclusion, updated chapters, as well as a brand-new chapter that looks at the blockbuster musicals The Book of Mormon and Hamilton. Musicals mirror their time periods and reflect the political and social issues of their day. Warren Hoffman investigates the thematic content of the Broadway musical and considers how musicals work on a structural level, allowing them to simultaneously present and hide their racial agendas in plain view of their audiences. While the musical is informed by the cultural contributions of African Americans and Jewish immigrants, Hoffman argues that ultimately the history of the American musical is the history of white identity in the United States. Presented chronologically, The Great White Way shows how perceptions of race altered over time and how musicals dealt with those changes. Hoffman focuses first on shows leading up to and comprising the Golden Age of Broadway (1927–1960s), then turns his attention to the revivals and nostalgic vehicles that defined the final quarter of the twentieth century. He offers entirely new and surprising takes on shows from the American musical canon—Show Boat (1927), Oklahoma! (1943), Annie Get Your Gun (1946), The Music Man (1957), West Side Story (1957), A Chorus Line (1975), and 42nd Street (1980), among others. In addition to a new chapter on Hamilton and The Book of Mormon, this revised edition brings The Great White Way fully into the twenty-first century with an examination of jukebox musicals and the role of off-Broadway and regional theaters in the development of the American musical. New archival research on the creators who produced and wrote these shows, including Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, and Edward Kleban, will have theater fans and scholars rethinking forever how they view this popular American entertainment. Trade Review“From Show Boat to Hamilton, from Oklahoma! to The Book of Mormon, Warren Hoffman provides an engaging and insightful analysis of how race has shaped 20th and 21st-century musical theatre. His perceptive and persuasive readings foreground normative whiteness and underline how every musical is “about” race. Required reading for the musical theatre student and aficionado alike.” -- Stacy Wolf * author of Changed for Good: A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical *“Warren Hoffman’s new edition of The Great White Way remains as provocative, smart, challenging and entertaining as the original publication. Hoffman’s book is, in some sense, like a Broadway musical itself — surprising in its many and varied elements, opinions, defenses and prosecutions. The role of race in the history of Broadway has, I’m sure, never been more thoroughly or more judiciously explored. And it’s a terrific read.” -- Jack Viertel * author of The Secret Life of the American Musical *"Warren Hoffman delivers a comprehensive and robust examination of the American musical as a purveyor of white identity and privilege. Easy to read and adept at elucidating the complexities of race in performance, The Great White Way is straightforward and unapologetic. Within it, Hoffman contextualizes the racial disparities embedded in the art form and acknowledges the musical’s powerful and irresistible place in the public imagination. This book belongs on the shelf of any theater maker or scholar who seeks to decolonize sites of theater production and pedagogy." -- Rena M. Heinrich * University of Southern California *"This revised edition brings The Great White Way fully into the twenty-first century with an examination of jukebox musicals and the role of off-Broadway and regional theaters in the development of the American musical." * Broadway World *"There have been musicals produced on Broadway that have had subject matter that reflect diversity but it is Hoffman’s analysis that Broadway has yet to fully embrace diversity or taking risks. It seems that the non-profit theatre companies are more likely to take such risks. Hoffman’s analysis is worth pondering." * Mark Kappel Dance *"As ‘West Side Story’ returns to Broadway, it has a lot to say about race in America," by Warren Hoffman https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/20/west-side-story-returns-broadway-it-has-lot-say-about-race-america/ * Washington Post *"MAXAMOO BOOK CLUB: THE GREAT WHITE WAY – RACE AND THE BROADWAY MUSICAL" podcast interview with Warren Hoffman http://www.maxamoo.com/podcast/maxamoo-book-club-the-great-white-way-race-and-the-broadway-musical/ * Maxamoo Book Club podcast *Broadway Radio interview with Warren Hoffman * Broadway Radio *"The Lost Origins of Broadway's West Side Story," an excerpt from The Great White Way https://therevealer.org/the-lost-origins-of-broadways-west-side-story/ * The Revealer *"White Supremacy and the Broadway Musical" by Warren Hoffman https://medium.com/@whoffman18/white-supremacy-and-the-broadway-musical-a44ebd1b0f08 * Medium *"You've Got To Be Carefully Taught" BBC 2 interview with Warren Hoffman * BBC 2 - "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught" *Table of ContentsContents Preface to the Second Edition Overture: All Singin’! All Dancin’! All White People? Act One: 1927–1957 1 Only Make Believe: Performing Race in Show Boat 2 Playing Cowboys and Indians: Forging Whiteness in Oklahoma! and Annie Get Your Gun 3 Trouble in New York City: The Racial Politics of West Side Story and The Music Man Act Two: 1967–2019 4 Carbon Copies: Black and Interracial Productions of White Musicals 5 A Chorus Line: The Benetton of Broadway Musicals 6 Everything Old Is New Again: Nostalgia and the Broadway Musical at the End of the Twentieth Century 7 Blockbuster Musicals in the Age of Obama: The Book of Mormon and Hamilton Exit Music Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Permissions Index
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Wagner-Handbuch: Sonderausgabe
Book SynopsisRichard Wagners Werke erleben seit ihren Uraufführungen eine unentwegte Bühnenpräsenz. An ihnen messen sich Sänger und Sängerinnen, Instrumentalisten, Dirigenten sowie Regisseurinnen und Regisseure. In der Fülle der Wagner-Literatur bietet das Handbuch einen aktuellen Überblick: Einzelbesprechungen führen durch alle musikalischen Werke, weitere Beiträge geben ein Bild von Wagner als Schriftsteller, Dichter, Briefschreiber, Regisseur, Dirigent und Organisator. Auch das politische, kulturgeschichtliche und musikalische Umfeld wird eingehend behandelt. Mit ausführlicher Chronik und Werkregister.Table of ContentsVorwort.- Zeittafel.- Einleitung.- Lebenswelten.- Politik und Gesellschaft.- Schriften und Ästhetik.- Wagners Werk jenseits der Partituren.- Schaffensprozess.- Instrumentalwerke.- Vokalwerke und Schauspielmusik.- Bühnenwerke.- Bearbeitungen und Fragmente.- Interpretation und Rezeption.- Ausblicke. Anhang: Werk- und Schriftenregister, Personenregister
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J.B. Metzler Handbuch der Oper
Book SynopsisVorwort.- Werkbeschreibungen A-Z.- Anhang: Besetzungsfragen, Fachpartien, Register nach Komponisten, nach Operntiteln, nach Librettisten und den Autoren der literarischen Hauptquellen.
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J.B. Metzler Richard Wagner und Russland
Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Historische Stationen.- Rezeptionsgeschichte.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Star Wars: The Piano Anthology
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