The Routledge Companion to Musical Theatre

The Routledge Companion to Musical Theatre
Author: Laura MacDonald
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 838
Release: 2022-12-30
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0429535864

Global in scope and featuring thirty-five chapters from more than fifty dance, music, and theatre scholars and practitioners, The Routledge Companion to Musical Theatre introduces the fundamentals of musical theatre studies and highlights developing global trends in practice and scholarship. Investigating the who, what, when, where, why, and how of transnational musical theatre, The Routledge Companion to Musical Theatre is a comprehensive guide for those studying the components of musical theatre, its history, practitioners, audiences, and agendas. The Companion expands the study of musical theatre to include the ways we practice and experience musicals, their engagement with technology, and their navigation of international commercial marketplaces. The Companion is the first collection to include global musical theatre in each chapter, reflecting the musical’s status as the world’s most popular theatrical form. This book brings together practice and scholarship, featuring essays by leading and emerging scholars alongside luminaries such as Chinese musical theatre composer San Bao, Tony Award-winning star André De Shields, and Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus. This is an essential resource for students on theatre and performance courses and an invaluable text for researchers and practitioners in these areas of study.

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard
Author: George Perry
Publisher: Pavilion Books, Limited
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1993
Genre: Musicals
ISBN:

Evita

Evita
Author: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Publisher: Avon Books
Total Pages: 123
Release: 1979
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780380464333

The lyrics of the musical based on the life of the charismatic Argentinian leader are presented with original photographs from her career and a historical commentary

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella
Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2021-07-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1705149464

(Vocal Selections). Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of the classic Cinderella fairy tale premiered in London's West End in 2021. This songbook features standard piano/vocal arrangements with melody in the piano part for 18 songs from the production: Bad Cinderella * Beauty Has a Price * The Cinderella Waltz * Cinderella's Soliloquy * Far Too Late * Final Scene * I Am No Longer Me * I Know I Have a Heart * I Know You * Man's Man * Marry for Love * Moment of Triumph * Only You, Lonely You * So Long * Unbreakable * Unfair * The Vanquishing of the Three-Headed Sea Witch * The Wedding March.

Elizabeth Taylor's Kiss and Other Brushes with Hollywood

Elizabeth Taylor's Kiss and Other Brushes with Hollywood
Author: David Wood
Publisher: The Book Guild
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2022-07-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1915352932

In Brushes from Hollywood, David Wood reflects on his time working alongside several movie legends during his many years in show business.

Starlight Express

Starlight Express
Author: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 94
Release: 1987
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Contemporary British Musicals: ‘Out of the Darkness’

Contemporary British Musicals: ‘Out of the Darkness’
Author: Clare Chandler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2024-02-08
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1350268070

The shortest runs can have the longest legacies: for too long, scholarship surrounding British musical theatre has coalesced around the biggest names, ignoring important works that have not had the critical engagement they deserve. Through academic interrogation and industry insight, this unique collection of essays recognizes these works, shining a light on their creative achievements and legacies. With each chapter focusing on a different significant musical, a selection of shows spanning 2010s are analysed and the development and evolution of the genre is explored. Touching on key, hit shows such as SIX, Matilda, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, The Grinning Man and Bend it Like Beckham, each chapter discusses different theatrical elements, from dramaturgy and musicology to reception, and also includes an interview with a practitioner related to each musical, providing in-depth understanding and invaluable practical and industry knowledge. Identifying the intersectionality between industry insight and academic analysis, Contemporary British Musicals: 'Out of the Darkness' challenges the narrative that the British musical is dead : creating a new historiography of the British musical that celebrates the work being created, while providing a manifesto for the future.

The Musical Theatre Writer's Survival Guide

The Musical Theatre Writer's Survival Guide
Author: David Spencer
Publisher: Heinemann Drama
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Award-winning musical dramatist and teacher David Spencer provides a guide-to-the-game that helps you negotiate aspects of the musical theatre business and more.

Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind
Author: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Total Pages: 56
Release: 1998
Genre: Music
ISBN:

(Vocal Selections). This book features 8 songs from this new musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Jim Steinman. Songs: Cold * If Only * A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste * No Matter What * Unsettled Scores * The Vaults of Heaven * When Children Rule the World * Whistle Down the Wind. Includes color and black & white photos from the production.