Musical Theatre, Realism and Entertainment

ISBN-13: 9781138279537 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 202 str.

Millie Taylor

Opis

Beginning from the passion musical theatre performances arouse and their ubiquity in London's West End and on Broadway this book explores the ways in which musical theatre reaches out to and involves its audiences. It investigates how pleasure is stimulated by vocal, musical and spectacular performances. Early discussions centre on the construction of the composed text, but then attention is given to performance and audience response. In doing this, the book challenges the conception of musical theatre as 'only entertainment'.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Musical Characterisation in HMS Pinafore and The Rocky Horror Show; Chapter 2 Encoding the Voice; Chapter 3 Integration and Distance in Musical Theatre; Chapter 4 Layers of Representation and the Creation of Irony; Chapter 5 Alternatives to Linearity: Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Assassins; Chapter 6 Illusions of Realism in West Side Story and Actor-Musician Performances; Chapter 7 Experiencing Live Musical Theatre Performance: La Cage Aux Folles and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Chapter 8 I’ve Heard that Song Before; Chapter 101 Conclusion;

O autorze

Dr Millie Taylor, Reader in Performing Arts, University of Winchester, UK