202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
202 Pages
by
Routledge
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What is it about musical theatre that audiences find entertaining? What are the features that lead to its ability to stimulate emotional attachment, to move and to give pleasure? Beginning from the passion musical theatre performances arouse and their ubiquity in London's West End and on Broadway this book explores the ways in which musical theatre reaches out to and involves its audiences. It... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Musical Characterisation in HMS Pinafore and The Rocky Horror Show; Chapter 2 Encoding the Voice; Chapter 3 Integration and Distance in Musical Theatre; Chapter 4 Layers of Representation and the Creation of Irony; Chapter 5 Alternatives to Linearity: Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Assassins; Chapter 6 Illusions of Realism in West Side Story and Actor-Musician Performances; Chapter 7 Experiencing Live Musical Theatre Performance: La Cage Aux Folles and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Chapter 8 I’ve Heard that Song Before; Chapter 101 Conclusion;
Biography
Dr Millie Taylor, Reader in Performing Arts, University of Winchester, UK
