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Category : Musicals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Collector's Guide to the American Musical Theatre. 1st Ed
Author: The Collector's Guide to the American Musical Theatre: The shows
Author: David HummelPublisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
The Collector's Guide to the American Musical Theatre
Author: David HummelPublisher:
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Category : Musical theater
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
The Collector's Guide to American Musical Theatre
Author: David HummelThe Collector's Guide to the American Musical Theatre: Index
Author: David HummelPublisher:
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Category : Musical revue, comedy, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The Collector's Guide to American Musical Theatre
Author: David HummelThe Collector's Guide to the American Musical Theatre, by David Hummel, Second Edition
Author: David HummelPublisher:
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Category : Musical revue, comedy, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The collector's guide to the America musical theatre
Author: David HummelAmerican Musical Theatre
Author: Steven PorterPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135897891
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
First Published in 1987. Split into four parts, this book seeks to inform the reader, teachers, directors and students about American Musical Theatre. Part I is a brief history of the American Musical Theatre, for it is only in the context of history that the material on which you work can be fully judged and mastered. Part II is a brief discussion of the elements of production. Knowing what ought to take place in a well-planned show can go a long way toward counteracting what does not take place in a poorly planned one. Part III is a brief discussion of how to evaluate the elements of craftmanship one expects to find in the writing and performing of a musical. The knowledge here is indispensable to the performer. It is the feel of the plane to the pilot, the touch of the key to the pianist. It is, in fact, the very life blood of the art form. Finally, Part IV provides an opportunity to put into practice what previous study has taught.
American Musical Theatre
Author: Gerald Martin BordmanPublisher:
ISBN: 0199729700
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1033
Book Description
Hailed as "absolutely the best reference book on its subject" by Newsweek, American Musical Theatre: A Chronicle covers more than 250 years of musical theatre in the United States, from a 1735 South Carolina production of Flora, or Hob in the Well to The Addams Family in 2010. Authors Gerald Bordman and Richard Norton write an engaging narrative blending history, critical analysis, and lively description to illustrate the transformation of American musical theatre through such incarnations as the ballad opera, revue, Golden Age musical, rock musical, Disney musical, and, with 2010's American Idiot, even the punk musical. The Chronicle is arranged chronologically and is fully indexed according to names of shows, songs, and people involved, for easy searching and browsing. Chapters range from the "Prologue," which traces the origins of American musical theater to 1866, through several "intermissions" (for instance, "Broadway's Response to the Swing Era, 1937-1942") and up to "Act Seven," the theatre of the twenty-first century. This last chapter covers the dramatic changes in musical theatre since the last edition published-whereas Fosse, a choreography-heavy revue, won the 1999 Tony for Best Musical, the 2008 award went to In the Heights, which combines hip-hop, rap, meringue and salsa unlike any musical before it. Other groundbreaking and/or box-office-breaking shows covered for the first time include Avenue Q, The Producers, Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys, Monty Python's Spamalot, Wicked, Hairspray, Urinetown the Musical, and Spring Awakening. Discussion of these shows incorporates plot synopses, names of principal players, descriptions of scenery and costumes, and critical reactions. In addition, short biographies interspersed throughout the text colorfully depict the creative minds that shaped the most influential musicals. Collectively, these elements create the most comprehensive, authoritative history of musical theatre in this country and make this an essential resource for students, scholars, performers, dramaturges, and musical enthusiasts.