From the diverse proto-musicals of the mid-1800s, through the revues of the 1920s, the 'true musicals' of the 1940s, the politicization of the 1960s, the 'mega-musicals' of the 1980s, and the explosive jukebox musicals of the 2010s and '20s, every era in American musical theatre reflected a unique set of socio-cultural factors.
From the diverse proto-musicals of the mid-1800s, through the revues of the 1920s, the 'true musicals' of the 1940s, the politicization of the 1960s, the 'mega-musicals' of the 1980s, and the explosive jukebox musicals of the 2010s and '20s, every era in American musical theatre reflected a unique set of socio-cultural factors.
Dr. Nathan Hurwitz spent 25+ years as a Musical Theatre conductor on Broadway and around the world. Having received his BFA from NYU, his Master's from Northwestern University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, he has been on faculty of Syracuse University, NYU, the University of Pittsburgh, and NSULA, and is currently a tenured professor at Rider University, USA. He is the author of Songwriters of the American Musical Theatre: A Style Guide for Singers (2017).
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword Setting the stage 1 A Very Good Place to Start: The Beginning, up to the 18th Century 2 Setting the Stage: Early Musical Theatre in America, 1735-1865 Prologue 3 First Stirrings 1866-1902 4 The Turn of the Century: A New Era of Great American Songwriters begins, 1900-1907 The first act 5 The Princess and the Great Revues, 1907-1920 6 The Jazz Age, 1920-1929 - A Period of Great Songwriters Intermission 7 A Double Whammy - 1929-1939 - The Great Depression and Talking Movies Threaten the Broadway Musical The second act 8 A Bright Golden Haze - The American Musical Comes of Age - 1939-1945 9 The Golden Age: An Era of Great Musical Dramatists - 1945-1964 Second intermission 10 The Search for Relevancy -1964-1970 The third act 11 New Directions - 1970-1982 12 Joint Ventures and Mega-Musicals - British Rule 1982-1993 13 The Corporate Musical 1993-2001 Epilogue 14 Recovery and the New Millennium 2001-2013 15 Well Underway, But Headed Towards Where? 2013 - Today
Foreword Setting the stage 1 A Very Good Place to Start: The Beginning, up to the 18th Century 2 Setting the Stage: Early Musical Theatre in America, 1735-1865 Prologue 3 First Stirrings 1866-1902 4 The Turn of the Century: A New Era of Great American Songwriters begins, 1900-1907 The first act 5 The Princess and the Great Revues, 1907-1920 6 The Jazz Age, 1920-1929 - A Period of Great Songwriters Intermission 7 A Double Whammy - 1929-1939 - The Great Depression and Talking Movies Threaten the Broadway Musical The second act 8 A Bright Golden Haze - The American Musical Comes of Age - 1939-1945 9 The Golden Age: An Era of Great Musical Dramatists - 1945-1964 Second intermission 10 The Search for Relevancy -1964-1970 The third act 11 New Directions - 1970-1982 12 Joint Ventures and Mega-Musicals - British Rule 1982-1993 13 The Corporate Musical 1993-2001 Epilogue 14 Recovery and the New Millennium 2001-2013 15 Well Underway, But Headed Towards Where? 2013 - Today
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