Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 680 g
Buch, Englisch, 424 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 680 g
ISBN: 978-0-8264-3013-7
Verlag: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC US
Musical Theatre: A History presents a comprehensive history of stage musicals from the earliest accounts of the ancient Greeks and Romans, for whom songs were common elements in staging, to Jacques Offenbach in Paris during the 1840s, to Gilbert and Sullivan in the UK, to the rise of music halls and vaudeville traditions in America, and eventually to “Broadway’s Golden Age” with George M. Cohan, Victor Herbert, Jerome Kern, George and Ira Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Leondard Bernstein, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. The 21st century has also brought a popular new wave of musicals to the Broadway stage, from “The Producers” to “Spamalot.” Musical Theatre: A History covers it all, from the opening number to the curtain call, offering readers the most up-to-date history of the art form.
As informative as it is entertaining, Musical Theatre offers an accessibly written history of the musical theatre, richly illustrated with anecdotes of shows and show people. It is cause for celebration for those working in the theatre as well as its legion of devoted fans.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Theatermusik, Ballettmusik
- Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Musicals
- Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Opernmusik
- Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Geschichte der Musik
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Introduction: “Let’s Start at the Very Beginning . . .”
CHAPTER 1: ANCIENT TIMES TO 1850 – “Playgoers, I Bid You Welcome!”
CHAPTER 2: CONTINENTAL OPERETTA (1840-1900) – “Typical of France”
CHAPTER 3: AMERICAN EXPLORATIONS (1624-1880) - “The Music of Something Beginning”
CHAPTER 4: GILBERT & SULLIVAN (1880-1900) – “Object All Sublime”
CHAPTER 5: THE BIRTH OF MUSICAL COMEDY (1880-1899) – “It Belong’d To My Father Before I Was Born”
CHAPTER 6: A NEW CENTURY (1900-1913) – “Whisper of How I’m Yearning”
CHAPTER 7: AMERICAN ASCENDANCE (1914-1919) – “In a Class Beyond Compare”
CHAPTER 8: AL JOLSON – “The World’s Greatest Entertainer”
CHAPTER 9: THE JAZZ AGE (1920-1929) – “I Want to Be Happy”
CHAPTER 10: DEPRESSION ERA MIRACLES (1930-1940) – “Trouble’s Just a Bubble”
CHAPTER 11: A NEW BEGINNING (1940-1950) – “They Couldn’t Pick a Better Time”
CHAPTER 12: BROADWAY TAKES STAGE (1950-1963) – “The Street Where You Live”
CHAPTER 13: ROCK ROLLS IN (1960-1970) – “Soon It’s Gonna Rain”
CHAPTER 14: NEW DIRECTIONS (1970-1979) – “Vary My Days”
CHAPTER 15: SPECTACLES AND BOARDROOMS – “As If We Never Said Goodbye”
CHAPTER 16: MUSICAL COMEDY RETURNS (The 2000s) – “Where Did We Go Right?”
Suggested Reading: An Annotated Bibliography
Recommended Web Resources
