Fifty key stage musicals / edited by Robert W. Schneider and Shannon Agnew.
| Other author | Schneider, Robert W. (Musical theater director), editor. |
| Other author | Agnew, Shannon, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Description | xxi, 302 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | 50 key stage musicals |
| Series | Routledge key guides Routledge key guides. ^A503905 |
| Contents | Introduction -- Fifty key stage musicals. The Black Crook / [essay] by Sebastian Trainor -- HMS Pinafore / [essay] by Rupert Holmes -- The Merry Widow / [essay] by Andrew Child -- Shuffle Along / [essay] by Jerrell L. Henderson -- Show Boat / [essay] by Benjamin Nissen -- Of Thee I Sing / [essay] by Laura Frankos -- Anything Goes / [essay] by Scott Miller -- Porgy and Bess / [essay] by Isaiah Wooden -- The Cradle Will Rock / [essay] by Johanna Pinzler -- Pal Joey / [essay] by Laurence Maslon -- Oklahoma / [essay] by Kevin David Thomas -- Guys and Dolls / [essay] by Thomas S. Hischak -- The Threepenny Opera / [essay] by Lauren Mack -- My Fair Lady / [essay] by Peter Filichia -- West Side Story / [essay] by Jennifer Delac -- Gypsy / [essay] by Robert W. Schneider -- The Fantasticks / [essay] by David Arthur -- Hello Dolly / [essay] by Philip Fazio -- Fiddler on the Roof / [essay] by Beth Burier -- Cabaret / [essay] by Bruce Kimmel -- Hair / [essay] by Wes Drummond -- Promises, Promises / [essay] by David Spencer -- Company / [essay] by Rick Pender -- No No Nanette (1971) / [essay] by Robert W. Schneider -- The Wiz / [essay] by David Ward -- A Chorus Line / [essay] by Ron Fassler -- Annie / [essay] by Charles Kirsch -- Sweeney Todd / [essay] by Alison Morooney -- Ain't Misbehavin / [essay] by Richard Dueñez Morrison -- Dreamgirls / [essay] by Bill Russell -- Cats / [essay] by Steve Hanan -- La Cage Aux Folles / [essay] by Robert W. Schneider -- Les Miserables / [essay] by Robert Meffe -- The Phantom of the Opera / [essay] by Susan Russell -- Miss Saigon / [essay] by Jeanmarie Higgins -- The Secret Garden / [essay] by Elizabeth Bonjean -- Falsettos / [essay] by Jack Lechner -- Beauty and the Beast / [essay] by Eden Hildebrand -- Grease (1994) / [essay] by Mark Madama -- Rent / [essay] by Jordan Dragutsky -- Seussical / [essay] by Nathan Brewer -- The Producers / [essay] by Kasey RT Graham -- Mamma Mia / [essay] by Malcolm Womack -- Wicked / [essay] by Lauren Haughton Gillis -- Jersey Boys / [essay] by Jamie Buxton -- In The Heights / [essay] by Devon Hunt -- Next to Normal / [essay] by Joe Dziemianowicz -- Fun Home / [essay] by Courtney Laine-Self -- Hamilton / [essay] by W. Jerome Stevenson -- Dear Evan Hansen / [essay] by Frederick D. Miller. |
| Abstract | This volume in the Routledge Key Guides series provides a round-up of the fifty musicals whose creations were seminal in altering the landscape of musical theatre discourse in the English-speaking world. Each entry summarises a show, including a full synopsis, discussion of the creators' process, show's critical reception, and its impact on the landscape of musical theatre. This is the ideal primer for students of musical theatre--its performance, history, and place in the modern theatrical world--as well as fans and lovers of musicals. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2021049165 |
| ISBN | 9780367444419 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0367444410 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780367444426 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0367444429 (paperback) |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML2054 .F54 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |