The Cambridge Companion to the MusicalWilliam A. Everett, Paul R. Laird The expanded and updated third edition of this acclaimed Companion provides an accessible, broadly based survey of one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. It ranges from the American musical of the nineteenth century to the most recent productions on Broadway, in London's West End, and many other venues, and includes key information on singers, audiences, critical reception, and traditions. Contributors approach the subject from a wide variety of perspectives, including historical concerns, artistic aspects, important trends, attention to various genres, the importance of stars, the influence of race, the various disciplines of theatrical production, the musical in varied media, and changes in technology. Chapters related to the contemporary musical have been updated, and two new chapters cover the television musical and the British musical since 1970. Carefully organised and highly readable, it will be welcomed by enthusiasts, students, and scholars alike. |
Contents
American Musical Theatre before the Twentieth Century Katherine | 21 |
NonEnglishLanguageMusicalTheatreintheUnitedStates John Koegel | 38 |
Musical Theatre | 79 |
Romance Nostalgia | 99 |
African American Musical Theatre Show | 117 |
American Musical Comedies | 132 |
British Musical Theatre 19351969 | 159 |
Rodgers and Hammerstein Ann Sears | 185 |
Has Rock Ever Been a FourLetter Word | 281 |
The Creation Internationalisation and Impact | 301 |
Redefining the British Musical since | 323 |
The European Musical Judith Sebesta | 339 |
The Musical at the Dawn of the Twentyfirst Century | 356 |
Why Do They Start to Sing and Dance All of a Sudden? Examining | 383 |
Revivals Films Television | 406 |
The Television Musical Mary Jo Lodge | 423 |
The Successors of Rodgers and Hammerstein from the 1940s to | 203 |
Kurt Weill and Leonard | 230 |
Stephen Sondheim and the Musical of the Outsider Jim Lovensheimer | 247 |
Choreographers Directors and the Fully Integrated Musical Paul | 264 |
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