UID:
almahu_9949747564002882
Format:
1 online resource (xii, 415 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781003094548
,
1003094546
,
9781040001189
,
1040001181
,
9781040001110
,
1040001114
Content:
"The American Musical is a comprehensive history of an American art form. It delivers a detailed and definitive portrait of the American musical's artistic evolution over the course of seven distinct, newly defined eras, with a unique perspective gleaned from research at more than twenty different archives across the United States. Individual in both its approach and coverage, The American Musical traces the form's creative journey from its 19th century beginnings, through its 20th century maturation, and to the turn of the 21st century, shedding new light on a myriad of authors, directors, and craftspeople who worked on Broadway and beyond. This book actively addresses the form's often overlooked female and African-American artists, provides an in-depth accounting of such outside influences as minstrelsy, vaudeville, nightclubs, and burlesque, and explores the dynamic relationship between the form and the consciousness of its country. The American Musical is a fascinating and insightful read for students, artists, and afficionados of the American musical, and anyone with an interest in this singular form of entertainment"--
Note:
PART ONE. Inventions, Influences, and Imports (1800s). Minstrelsy ; The Variety Show ; The Legitimate Musical Stage ; Ragtime and Coon Songs -- PART TWO. Birth of an Art Form (1900-1924). Vaudeville, Part One : Time and Talent ; Vaudeville, Part Two : Tin Pan Alley ; Vaudeville, Part Three : Sketches and Tabs ; Burlesque ; Bob Cole and the Black Musical Stage ; The Early Musical Comedy ; Revue ; The Great Winter Garden Factory ; The Hippodrome Shows ; The Spectacular Musical Play ; American Operetta ; The Princess Musicals ; Nightclubs, Part One : Folies Bergère, etc. ; The Great War, Prohibition, and Women's Suffrage ; Jazz, Part One : The Musicians ; Jazz, Part Two : The Musicals ; The New Musical Comedy ; Shuffle Along and the Black Renaissance -- PART THREE. Intensification (1925-1930). Nightclubs, Part Two: The Plantation, etc. ; Pleasure Bound ; Howard Dietz and the New Revue ; Jazz Age Musical Comedy, Part One : The Tunersmiths ; Jazz Age Musical Comedy, Part Two : The Adventurers ; Oscar Hammerstein II and the Musical Play
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PART FOUR. Convention, or Maturity, Part One : Craft and Construction (1931-1950). Sophisticated Revue ; The Sophisticated Musical Stage ; Nightclubs, Part Three : Casino de Paree, etc. ; The African-American Exit ; Hollywood and the Popular Song ; The Second World War ; Integrated Folktales ; The Musical Comedy Stage ; The Abbott Touch ; Guys and Dolls -- PART FIVE. Convention, or Maturity, Part Two : Style and Structure (1951-1970). Character and Quirks and Comedy and Farce ; The New Musical Play ; Staging and Story ; Nontraditional Storytelling ; Hair vs. Your Own Thing ; Off-Broadway -- PART SIX. Diminution (1971-1980). Nostalgia, Revivals, and Reinventions ; The All-Purpose Revue ; The African-American Resurgence ; Contemporary Sounds, Part One : Andrew Lloyd Webber, etc. ; A Chorus Line ; Sophisticated Storytelling -- PART SEVEN. Growing Pains, or Identity Crisis (1981-1999). Dialogue, Song, and Dance ; George C. Wolfe and the Black Musical Stage ; Contemporary Sounds, Part Two : Jonathan Larson, etc. ; Revivals ; Miscellany.
Additional Edition:
Print version: West, Ben American musical Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2024 ISBN 9780367556600
Language:
English
Keywords:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003094548
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003094548
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