Gender, sex and sexuality in musical theatre : he/she/they could have danced all night /
Critics and fans alike often mistake theatrical song and dance as evoking a sweeping sense of simplicity, heteronormativity and traditionalism. Nothing drove home this cultural misunderstanding for Kelly Kessler as when a relative insisted she watch the Clint Eastwood-Lee Marvin cinematic transfer o...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bristol, UK ; Chicago :
Intellect Books,
2023.
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| Summary: | Critics and fans alike often mistake theatrical song and dance as evoking a sweeping sense of simplicity, heteronormativity and traditionalism. Nothing drove home this cultural misunderstanding for Kelly Kessler as when a relative insisted she watch the Clint Eastwood-Lee Marvin cinematic transfer of Paddy Chayefsky's Paint Your Wagon (1969) with a young niece and nephew because it was a sweet movie. In he relative's memory, good old-fashioned singing and dancing, matched with the power of an assumed hegemonic embrace of social norms,far outweighed the whoremongering, alcoholism, wife-selling and what appears to be narratively sanctioned polyamory. This collection seeks to trouble such an over-idealized impression of musical theatre. Tackling Rockettes, divas and chorus boys, hit shows such as Hamilton and Spring Awakening and lesser-known but ground-breaking gems like Erin Markey's A Ride on The Irish Cream and Kirsten Childs's Bella: An American Tall Tale. An exciting and vibrant collection of articles from the archives of Studies in Musical Theatre, with contributions from Ryan Donovan, Michele Dvoskin, Sherrill Gow, Jiyoon Jung, David Haldane Lawrence, Stephanie Lim, Dustyn Martinich, Adrienne Gibbons Oehlers, Deborah Paredez, Alejandro Postigo, George Rodosthenous, Janet Werther, Stacy Wolf, Elizabeth L. Wollman, Bryan Vandevender and Kelly Kessler, brought together with a newly commissioned piece by Jordan Ealey. All set against the backdrop of Kelly Kessler's scene-setting introduction. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781789386196 1789386195 |