Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 332 g
Performing the American Fairy Tale
Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 332 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-084314-4
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc
Show by show, Bunch highlights the forms and conventions of each musical work as practiced in its time and context-such as the turn-of-the-century extravaganza, the classical Hollywood film musical, the Black Broadway musical of the 1970s, and the twenty-first-century mega-musical. He then shows how the journey of each show teaches participants and audiences something about how to act American within contested frameworks of race, gender, sexuality, age, and embodiment. Bunch also explores home theatricals, make-believe play, school musicals, Oz-themed environments, and community events as sites where the performance of the American fairy tale brings home and utopia into contact through the conventions of the musical. Using close readings of the various Oz shows, personal reflections, and interviews with fans, audiences, and performers, Bunch demonstrates how adapted Oz musicals imply both inclusions and exclusions in the performance of an American utopia.