ABSTRACT
Global in scope and featuring thirty-five chapters from more than fifty dance, music, and theatre scholars and practitioners, The Routledge Companion to Musical Theatre introduces the fundamentals of musical theatre studies and highlights developing global trends in practice and scholarship.
Investigating the who, what, when, where, why, and how of transnational musical theatre, The Routledge Companion to Musical Theatre is a comprehensive guide for those studying the components of musical theatre, its history, practitioners, audiences, and agendas. The Companion expands the study of musical theatre to include the ways we practice and experience musicals, their engagement with technology, and their navigation of international commercial marketplaces. The Companion is the first collection to include global musical theatre in each chapter, reflecting the musical’s status as the world’s most popular theatrical form. This book brings together practice and scholarship, featuring essays by leading and emerging scholars alongside luminaries such as Chinese musical theatre composer San Bao, Tony Award-winning star André De Shields, and Tony Award-winning director Diane Paulus.
This is an essential resource for students on theatre and performance courses and an invaluable text for researchers and practitioners in these areas of study.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|78 pages
What
part II|84 pages
When
chapter 6|14 pages
From Ballad Opera to Minstrelsy and Back
chapter 8|15 pages
Boom to Bust
chapter 9|14 pages
World War II and the Cold War
part III|82 pages
Who
part IV|128 pages
How
part V|103 pages
Where
chapter 27|14 pages
“One of the Best Ways to Please the Locals is to go to New York”
part VI|103 pages
Why