Women in American musical theatre : essays on composers, lyricists, librettists, arrangers, choreographers, designers, directors, producers and performance artists /

"These essays examine the history of women in musical theatre, providing biographical descriptions; interpretations of their productions; and several accounts of how being a woman affected their careers"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Coleman, Bertram E., 1956-, Sebesta, Judith, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 2008.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Will you remember: female lyricists of operetta and musical comedy / Korey Rothman
  • Hallie Flanagan and Cheryl Crawford : women pioneer producers of the 1930s / Barbara Means Fraser
  • Twentieth-century women choreographers : refining and redefining the showgirl image / Anna Wheeler Gentry
  • A composer in her own right : arrangers, musical directors and conductors / Jennifer Jones Cavenaugh
  • Working with the boys : women who wrote musicals in the golden age / Gary Konas
  • Designing women / Tish Dace
  • Helburn, Dalrymple, and Lortel : a triumvirate of great producers / Bud Coleman
  • "Open a new window, open a new door" : women directors take the stage / Anne Fliotsos
  • Social consciousness and the "search for new directions" : the musicals of Gretchen Cryer, Nancy Ford, and Elizabeth Swados / Judith Sebesta
  • The rise of the female director/choreographer on Broadway / Mary Jo Lodge
  • From revolution to revelation : women performance artists and the transformation of American musical theatre / Woodrow Hood.