Kategoria BISAC: Performing Arts >> Theater - Broadway & Musicals

Building on the success of the first Musical Theatre workbook, this text develops students' skills in acting, dancing and singing, preparing them for entry into the profession. Filled with imaginative practical and theoretical exercises, it enables readers to structure their time and hone their skills in order to achieve their full potential.

Drawing on the work of leading choreographers, directors and writers, this book reveals the anatomy of musical theatre and offers inspiration, challenges and companionship along the path to success in performance.

Did you know that Patti LuPone once had a Broadway ghostly encounter?

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be in the landmark Broadway premiere of Angels in America?

From opening nights to closing nights. From secret passageways to ghostly encounters. From Broadway debuts to landmark productions. Score a front row seat to read hundreds of stories about the most important stages in the world, seen through the eyes of the producers, actors, stagehands, writers, musicians, company...

John Fleming is Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Texas State University.

Blake Heathcote's stage adaptation is a...

Twenty-First Century Musicals stakes a place for the musical in today's cinematic landscape, taking a look at leading contemporary shows from their stage origins to their big-screen adaptations.

Each chapter offers a new perspective on a single musical, challenging populist narratives and exploring underlying narratives and sub-texts in-depth. Themes of migration and national identity; race, class and gender; the 'voice' and 'singing live' on film; authenticity; camp sensibilities; and the celebration of failure are addressed in a series of questions including:

• How...

Twenty-First Century Musicals stakes a place for the musical in today's cinematic landscape, taking a look at leading contemporary shows from their stage origins to their big-screen adaptations.

Each chapter offers a new perspective on a single musical, challenging populist narratives and exploring underlying narratives and sub-texts in-depth. Themes of migration and national identity; race, class and gender; the 'voice' and 'singing live' on film; authenticity; camp sensibilities; and the celebration of failure are addressed in a series of questions including:

• How...

Victorian Vocalists is a masterful collection of biographies of some of the stars, secrets, and forgotten names of the British musical halls.

Kurt Ganzl, among the world's leading authorities on popular musical theatre, paints a vivid picture of the world of Victorian musical theatre. Revealing the backgrounds, journeys, successes and sometimes misdemeanours of one hundred singers, this volume is not only an outstanding reference work for anyone interested in vocalists of the late 19^th century, but also a compelling, meticulously researched chronicle of life on...

In this touching and often hilarious theatrical memoir, Ron
Fassler tells the stories of how over a four-year span,
between the ages of 12-16, he saw 200 Broadway plays and
musicals for as little as $1.50 a ticket--and all from UP IN
THE CHEAP SEATS.

Such landmarks as Company, 1776, The Great White Hope,
Hair, Follies and Pippin are but a small sampling of the
original productions Fassler saw, funded entirely from the
money earned as a Long Island paper boy. His eyewitness
account to some of the greatest shows and stars of...