Studying Musical Theatre : Theory and Practice

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Author(s):	Symonds, Dominic Taylor, M. Taylor, Millie
ISBN No.:	9781137270948
Pages:	284
Year:	201411
Format:	Trade Paper
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List of Illustrations.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- PART I: READING TEXTS.- 1. 'A tale as old as time': Narrative Theory.- 2. 'A man who can interpret could go far': Semiotics and Semiology.

- 3. 'Razzle dazzle 'em': Reception Theory and the Epic Musical.- 4. 'Life is a cabaret': Cultural Materialism.- PART II: INTERPRETING CONTEXTS.- 5. 'You've got to be carefully taught': Orientalism and Musical Theatre.- 6.

'I wanna be a producer': Globalization, Capitalism and Consumerism.- 7. 'What's the buzz?' Meta-narratives and Postlinearity.- PART III: PERFORMING IDENTITIES.- 8. 'Marry the man today': Feminism and the Performance of Identity.- 9. 'The bitch of living': Youth Cultures, Power, and Sexuality.

- 10. 'I am what I am': Sexuality and Queer Theory.- PART IV: RETHINKING RELATIONSHIPS.- 11. 'It's the last midnight': Playing with Time and Space.- 12. 'I'm just a Broadway baby': Intertextuality in Music and Lyrics.- 13.

'Dreamgirls will make you happy': The Pleasures of Voice and Body.- 14. 'Make 'em laugh': The Politics of Entertainment.- Bibliography.- Index.

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