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The Cambridge companion to the musical / edited by William A. Everett and Paul R. Laird.

Contributor(s): Everett, William A, 1962- [editor.] | Laird, Paul R [editor.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Cambridge companions to music: Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: Second edition.Description: xv, 412 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780521680844 (paperback) .Subject(s): Musicals -- History and criticism | Musical theater -- HistoryDDC classification: 782.14
Contents:
Part I. Adaptations and transformations: before 1940 -- American musical theatre before the twentieth century / Katherine K. Preston -- Non-English-language musical theatre in the United States / -- Birth pangs, growing pains and sibling rivalry: musical theatre in New York, 1900-1920 / Orly Leah Krasner -- American and British operetta in the 1920s: romance, nostalgia and adventure / William A. Everett -- Images of African Americans: African-American musical theatre, Showboat and Porgy and Bess / John Graziano -- The melody (and the words) linger on: American musical comedies of the 1920s and 1930s / Geoffrey Block -- Part II. Maturations and formulations: 1940-1970 -- 'We said we wouldn't look back': British musical theatre, 1935-1960 / John Snelson -- The coming of the musical play: Rodgers and Hammerstein / Ann Sears -- The successors of Rodgers and Hammerstein from the 1940s to the 1960s / Thomas L. Riis and Ann Sears --Musical sophistication on Broadway: Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein / Bruce D. McClung and Paul R. Laird -- Part III. Evolutions and integrations: after 1970--Stephen Sondheim and the musical of the outsider / Jim Lovensheimer --Choreographers, directors and the fully integrated musical / Paul R. Laird -- From Hair to Rent: is 'rock' a four-letter word on Broadway? / Scott Warfield -- The megamusical: the creation, internationalisation and impact of a genre / Paul Prece and William A. Everett -- 'Something borrowed, something blue': the marriage of the musical and Europe / Judith Sebesta -- New horizons: the musical at the dawn of the twenty-first century / Bud Coleman -- Part IV. Legacies and transformations -- Why do they start to sing and dance all of a sudden? : examining the film musical / Graham Wood -- Revisiting classic musicals: revivals, films, television and recordings / Jessica Sternfeld -- The creation of a Broadway musical: Stephen Schwartz, Winnie Holzman, and Wicked / Paul R. Laird.
Summary: Tracing the development of the musical on both Broadway and in London's West End, this updated Companion continues to provide a broad and thorough overview of one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. Ordered chronologically, essays cover from the American musical of the nineteenth century through to the most recent productions, and the book also includes key information on singers, audience, critical reception, and traditions. All of the chapters from the first edition remain - several in substantially updated forms - and five completely new chapters have been added, covering: ethnic musicals in the United States; the European musical; Broadway musicals in revival and on television; the most recent shows; and a case study of the creation of the popular show Wicked based on interviews with its creators. The Companion also includes an extensive bibliography and photographs from key productions.
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Tracing the development of the musical on both Broadway and in London's West End, this updated Companion continues to provide a broad and thorough overview of one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. Ordered chronologically, essays cover from the American musical of the nineteenth century through to the most recent productions, and the book also includes key information on singers, audience, critical reception, and traditions. All of the chapters from the first edition remain - several in substantially updated forms - and five completely new chapters have been added, covering: ethnic musicals in the United States; the European musical; Broadway musicals in revival and on television; the most recent shows; and a case study of the creation of the popular show Wicked based on interviews with its creators. The Companion also includes an extensive bibliography and photographs from key productions.

Bibliography: (pages 372-385) and index.

Part I. Adaptations and transformations: before 1940 -- American musical theatre before the twentieth century / Katherine K. Preston -- Non-English-language musical theatre in the United States / -- Birth pangs, growing pains and sibling rivalry: musical theatre in New York, 1900-1920 / Orly Leah Krasner -- American and British operetta in the 1920s: romance, nostalgia and adventure / William A. Everett -- Images of African Americans: African-American musical theatre, Showboat and Porgy and Bess / John Graziano -- The melody (and the words) linger on: American musical comedies of the 1920s and 1930s / Geoffrey Block -- Part II. Maturations and formulations: 1940-1970 -- 'We said we wouldn't look back': British musical theatre, 1935-1960 / John Snelson -- The coming of the musical play: Rodgers and Hammerstein / Ann Sears -- The successors of Rodgers and Hammerstein from the 1940s to the 1960s / Thomas L. Riis and Ann Sears --Musical sophistication on Broadway: Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein / Bruce D. McClung and Paul R. Laird -- Part III. Evolutions and integrations: after 1970--Stephen Sondheim and the musical of the outsider / Jim Lovensheimer --Choreographers, directors and the fully integrated musical / Paul R. Laird -- From Hair to Rent: is 'rock' a four-letter word on Broadway? / Scott Warfield -- The megamusical: the creation, internationalisation and impact of a genre / Paul Prece and William A. Everett -- 'Something borrowed, something blue': the marriage of the musical and Europe / Judith Sebesta -- New horizons: the musical at the dawn of the twenty-first century / Bud Coleman -- Part IV. Legacies and transformations -- Why do they start to sing and dance all of a sudden? : examining the film musical / Graham Wood -- Revisiting classic musicals: revivals, films, television and recordings / Jessica Sternfeld -- The creation of a Broadway musical: Stephen Schwartz, Winnie Holzman, and Wicked / Paul R. Laird.

Tracing the development of the musical on both Broadway and in London's West End, this updated Companion continues to provide a broad and thorough overview of one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. Ordered chronologically, essays cover from the American musical of the nineteenth century through to the most recent productions, and the book also includes key information on singers, audience, critical reception, and traditions. All of the chapters from the first edition remain - several in substantially updated forms - and five completely new chapters have been added, covering: ethnic musicals in the United States; the European musical; Broadway musicals in revival and on television; the most recent shows; and a case study of the creation of the popular show Wicked based on interviews with its creators. The Companion also includes an extensive bibliography and photographs from key productions.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Part I Adaptations and Transformations: Before 1940
  • 1 American musical theatre before the twentieth century
  • 2 Non-English language musical theatre in North America
  • 3 Birth pangs, growing pains and sibling rivalry: musical theatre in New York, 1900-1920 Orly
  • 4 American and British operetta in the 1920s: romance, nostalgia and adventure William A. Everett
  • 5 Images of African Americans: African-American musical theatre, Show Boat and Porgy and Bess
  • 6 The melody (and the words) linger on: American musical comedies of the 1920s and 1930s
  • Part II Maturations and Formulations: 1940 to 1970
  • 7 'We said we wouldn't look back': British musical theatre, 1935-1960
  • 8 The coming of the musical play: Rodgers and Hammerstein Ann Sears
  • 9 The successors of Rodgers and Hammerstein from the 1940s to the 1960s
  • 10 Musical sophistication on Broadway: Kurt Weill and Leonard Bernstein
  • Part III Evolutions and Integrations: After 1970
  • 11 Stephen Sondheim and the musical of the outsider
  • 12 Choreographers, directors and the fully integrated musical
  • 13 From Hair to Rent: is 'rock' a four-letter word on Broadway?
  • 14 The megamusical: the creation, internationalization, and impact of a genre
  • 15 The European musical Judith Sebesta
  • 16 New horizons: the musical at the dawn of the twenty-first century Bud Coleman
  • Part IV Legacies and Transformations
  • 17 Why do they start to sing and dance all of a sudden? Examining the film musical Graham Wood
  • 18 Revisiting classic musicals: revivals, film, and television and recordings
  • 19 The creation of a Broadway musical:

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

The burgeoning study of nonoperatic musical theater is reflected in the second edition of this companion, which appears only eight years after the first. Everett (Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City) and Laird (Univ. of Kansas) have expanded the book from 14 chapters in three parts to 19 chapters in four parts. The accompanying peripherals--illustrations and bibliography--have grown similarly. Music examples are not to be found. Two of the original chapters have been expanded and retitled. New chapters treat "non-English-language musical theater" in the (pre-WW II) US; European musicals in European languages, a topic hardly encountered at this level elsewhere; musicals in revivals, films, television and audio/video recordings; the musical at the dawn of the 21st century, with a helpful survey and description of the several subgenres of the species (e.g., "concept musical," "jukebox musical," "revisal," "dansical"); and the creation of a Broadway musical (Wicked) from its conception by its composer (Stephen Schwarz) to its great success on Broadway (2003). Superior to its predecessor in all respects, this volume should be acquired by those who own the first edition as well as by those who do not. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers, all levels. R. Stahura emeritus, Ripon College