Histories of the Musical: An Oxford Handbook of the American Musical 9780190877781, 9780190877767, 0190877782

The American musical is a paradox. On stage or screen, musicals at once hold a dominant and a contested place in the wor

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Histories of the Musical: An Oxford Handbook of the American Musical
9780190877781, 9780190877767, 0190877782

The American musical is a paradox. On stage or screen, musicals at once hold a dominant and a contested place in the wor

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Issues of identity have always been central to the American musical in all its guises. Who appears in musicals, who or w

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For the past several years, the American musical has continued to thrive by reflecting and shaping cultural values and s

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Issues of identity have always been central to the American musical in all its guises. Who appears in musicals, who or w

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The first comprehensive academic survey of British musical theatre from its origins, The Oxford Handbook of the British

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For the past several years, the American musical has continued to thrive by reflecting and shaping cultural values and s

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"From Show Boat (1936) to The Sound of Music (1965) and from Grease (1978) to Chicago (2002), many of the most belo

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Oklahoma! premiered on Broadway in 1943 under the auspices of the Theatre Guild, and today it is performed more frequent

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The history of African Americans in film musicals and their reception by Black audiences and critics.

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The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical provides a comprehensive academic survey of British musical theatre offering

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