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Book SynopsisHip-Hop culture's explosive arrival on the art scene of New York in the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx in the 1970s began to influence all aspects of musical theater from singing to scenic design.
Hip-Hop in Musical Theatre takes an intersectional standpoint to explore Hip-Hop's influence on musical theater practice and aesthetics by giving the reader a comprehensive map of musical theater productions that have been impacted by Hip-Hop music and culture. Offering insightful briefs on musical theater productions that contain aesthetic, musical and embodied references to the global phenomenon of Hip-hop culture, this volume takes the reader through a virtual tour of Hip-Hop's influence on American musical theater. From early traces of hip-hop's rap scene in the 1970s that appeared in musicals such as Micki Grant's Tony Award nominated
Don't Bother Me I Can't Cope (1971) and Broadway smash hits such as
The Wiz (1974) to international juggernauts such as Lin-Manuel
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Table of ContentsIntroduction Track 1- The Precursors to Hip-Hop: 1970s Track 2- Rocksteady: Old School Hip-Hop-1980s to 1990s Track 3- 1990s 2000’s- It’s the New School: Authenticity Debates and Cross-Over Hits Track 4- Will the ‘Real’ Hip-Hop Please Stand up 2000s- 2020s? Track 5- I Am Hip-Hop Track 6- Liner Notes, Conclusion.
