One of the few studies covering both Broadway and Hollywood musicals, this book explores most of the most famous musicals of the past two centuries, along with many others. Presented as an introductory text for musical, dance and theater majors, as well as for musical lovers, the book includes references for nearly 1000 internet video examples of dance and song.
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book provides an in-depth analysis of Takarazuka's history, educational traditions and theatrical ethos viewed from the prism of Japan's modernization and globalization in the twentieth century. Its relationship to Japanese popular culture, especially in the fields of manga and fashion as well as its ongoing success are also addressed.
Citron Stephen The Wordsmights Oscar Hammerstein & Alan Jay Lerner Bk
by Stephen Citron
Incomparable and unique in their ability to write both libretti and lyrics, Oscar Hammerstein and Alan Jay Lerner brought the musical theatre to an artistic peak that remains unsurpassed. From Show Boat, Oklahoma!, and The Sound of Music to Brigadoon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, they wrote the book and lyrics for one glittering gem after another. Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished manuscripts, lyrics, letters, and interviews, Stephen Citron's dual biography brings to life the strikingl...
Classical Music, Book 4 (Performance Plus, BK 4) (Popular Hits for Piano, #2)
Anfang der 60er Jahre, in einer Zeit, in der die Operngattung endgultig fur tot erklart wurde, erscheint G. Ligetis -imaginare Oper- "Aventures & Nouvelles Aventures." Was hat solch eine Bezeichnung zu bedeuten: Wird die Oper als (Alp)Traum, oder umgekehrt, der Alptraum als Objekt der Oper wiedergeboren? Und noch eine weitere Frage: In der Mitte der 70er Jahre geschriebenen -Anti-Anti-Oper- "Le Grand Macabre" wird der grosse Opernapparat umfassend verwendet; ist in diesem Werk die Gattung Oper w...
Making of Guys and Dolls (The Making of the Great Broadway Musicals)
by Keith Garebian
Each book in 'The Great Broadway Musicals Series' takes you behind the scenes of the original production of these classics of Broadway, composers, song writers and actors.
Theater Und Musik Fuer Kinder (Kinder- Und Jugendkultur, -Literatur Und -Medien, #12)
Der Band vereinigt aktuelle Beitrage ausgewiesener Fachleute zur Geschichte und Gegenwart des Kindertheaters und Kindermusiktheaters. Das Spektrum reicht von den Kinderschauspielen August Rodes von 1776 uber das Puppen- und Figurentheater, die Arbeiten der Komponisten Wilfried Hiller, Kurt Schwaen und Guus Ponsioen fur das Musiktheater der letzten Jahrzehnte bis hin zum faktenreichen Lagebericht uber die gegenwartige professionelle Kindertheater-Szene. Empirische und bibliographische Daten, hist...
"It's the first day of seventh grade, and Andrew is the new kid in town. As he walks off to school, Grandpa gives Andrew a gift -- a magic stone to help him get through the day. Andrew is skeptical at first, but becomes a believer when surprising things begin happening. First, he wins attention from popular Sophie and her genius-sister Clara, then he fires answers -- correct ones -- back to tough questions dished out by infamous Miss Legthorne. The day is going quite well until Andrew's stone fa...
The Scores of Sullivan - Looking Back - Sheet Music for Voice and Piano
A trail around the clubs, pubs, functions and shows of our land exploring those crazy folk bent on entertaining us.
Alberto Franchetti - Werkstudien Zur Italienischen Oper Der Langen Jahrhundertwende (Perspektiven Der Opernforschung, #19)
by Richard Erkens
Mit den Opern Asrael (1888), Cristoforo Colombo (1892) und Germania (1902) feierte der italienische Komponist Alberto Franchetti (1860-1942) internationale Erfolge. Ausgebildet bei Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger und Felix Draeseke in Deutschland, aber auch tief beeindruckt von den Musikdramen Richard Wagners, leistete Franchetti einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Neuausrichtung der italienischen Oper nach Giuseppe Verdi. Aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven nahert sich diese Studie seinem gesamten Opernsc...
Carefully Taught looks at American history as depicted in thirty Broadway musicals. Presented chronologically according to the musical timeframe, award-winning theater critic and author Cary Ginell dissects the stories, characters, and songs to not only examine how Broadway viewed historical events, epochs, and personalities, but also to capture how dramatic license separated fact from fantasy. The chosen musicals fall into a variety of categories: biographies of famous Americans, (Andrew Jackso...
Today's musical theatre world rocks. Now that rock 'n' roll music and its offshoots, including pop, hard rock, rap, r&b, funk, folk, and world-pop music, are the standard language of musical theatre, theatre singers need a source of information on these styles, their origins, and their performance practices. Rock in the Musical Theatre: A Guide for Singers fills this need. Today's musical theatre training programs are now including rock music in their coursework and rock songs and musicals in...