Olaf Jubin

Sondheim and Lapine's Into the Woods

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers an introduction to one of Stephen Sondheim's most beloved shows, Into the Woods (1987), a musical that combines traditional fairy tales like Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Cinderella to form a funny and heartfelt exploration of what it means to act responsibly as a member of society, both as a parent and as a child. After situating the musical in the Broadway canon, the author proceeds with a detailed reading of the show itself, before discussing key productions of the show in New York and London , whose radically different approaches to staging are testament to how open the musical is to re-interpretation.

Produktdetails

• The Fourth Wall
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 86
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 168mm x 115mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 92g
• ISBN-13: 9781138291034
• ISBN-10: 113829103X
• Artikelnr.: 48222365

Autorenporträt

Olaf Jubin is Reader in Media Studies and Musical Theatre at Regent's University London, and has written and edited several books on the mass media, popular culture and musical theatre.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction or 'Once Upon a Time': A Fairy Tale Musical like No Other
2. 'You're Back Again Only Different than Before': The Show's Place in
Sondheim's Oeuvre 3. 'There Are Rights and Wrongs and In-Betweens': Selfish
Aims Giving Way to Considerate Cooperation 4.1 'One Midnight Gone':
Starting on the Quest 4.2 'Two Midnights Gone': Continuing the Quest 4.3
'It's Nearing Midnight": Completing the Quest 4.4 'It's the Last Midnight':
Finding the Culprit 4.5 'That's What Woods Are for': The Meaning of
Learning 5. 'Valuable Things That I Hadn't Thought to Explore':
Interpreting Into the Woods on Stage 6. 'Nice Is Different than Good": Rob
Marshall's 2014 movie adaptation 7. Conclusion or 'Be Ready for the
Journey' Bibliography Discography Filmography