Millie Taylor

Musical Theatre, Realism and Entertainment

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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'.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781138279537
• ISBN-10: 1138279536
• Artikelnr.: 48215813

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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