Studying musical theatre : theory and practice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Taylor, Millie (Author), Symonds, Dominic (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Palgrave, 2014.
Subjects:	Musicals > History and criticism. Musical theater > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. 'A tale as old as time': Narrative Theory
Chapter 2. 'A man who can interpret could go far': Semiotics and Semiology
Chapter 3. 'Razzle dazzle 'em': Performance Studies, Reception Theory and the Epic Musical
Chapter 4. 'Life is a cabaret': Cultural Materialism
Chapter 5. 'You've got to be carefully taught': Orientalism and Musical Theatre
Chapter 6. 'I wanna be a producer': Globalization, Capitalism and Consumerism
Chapter 7. 'What's the buzz?' Meta-narratives and Post-linearity
Chapter 8. 'Marry the man today': Feminism and the Performance of Identity
Chapter 9. 'The bitch of living': Youth Cultures, Power, and Sexuality
Chapter 10. 'I am what I am': Sexuality and Queer Theory
Chapter 11. 'It's the last midnight': Playing with Time and Space
Chapter 12. 'I'm just a Broadway baby': Intertextuality in Music and Lyrics
Chapter 13. 'Dreamgirls will make you happy': The Pleasures of Voice and Body
Chapter 14. 'Make 'em laugh': The Politics of Entertainment.