African American Perspectives in Musical Theatre

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Eric M. Glover (Yale University, USA) Robert Gordon (Goldsmiths University of London UK)

African American Perspectives in Musical Theatre

Eric M. Glover (Yale University, USA), Robert Gordon (Goldsmiths University of London UK), Emilio Mendez

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Methuen Drama
08 February 2024

Theatre Studies

Series: Topics in Musical Theatre

From Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins's 1879 musical Peculiar Sam to Lynn Nottage's 2021 musical MJ, the 'Black musical' does not get the credit it deserves for sustaining the genre we know and love. This introductory book is devoted to representative African-American perspectives in musical theatre from the literature of slavery and freedom, 1746-1865, to the contemporary period, offering the reader case studies of what the 'Black musical' is, how it works, and why it matters.

Based on Glover's experience teaching Black musical theatre at a conservatory and in the liberal arts, he draws his close readings of Eubie Blake, Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins and Charlie Smalls from theory and practice. Moreover, Glover investigates how the ballet, the musical comedy, the opera, the play with music and the revue are similar and different narrative sub-genres. Finally, the book reflect on issues such as blackface minstrelsy, ‘the Chitlin Circuit’, non-traditional casting and yellowface.

Published in the Topics in Musical Theatre series, this short book gives the reader new ways of seeing the aesthetically and politically capacious category of Black musical theatre from an anti-racist approach.

By: Eric M. Glover (Yale University USA)
Edited by: Robert Gordon (Goldsmiths University of London UK), Emilio Mendez
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 121mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350247710
ISBN 10: 1350247715
Series: Topics in Musical Theatre
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 08 February 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eric M. Glover is an Assistant Professor Adjunct of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at Yale, USA, where he is an expert on Black musical theater.

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African American Perspectives in Musical Theatre

Eric M. Glover (Yale University, USA), Robert Gordon (Goldsmiths University of London UK), Emilio Mendez

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