Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre

Paige Allen, Stacy Wolf (Princeton University, USA), Paige Allen , Emilio Méndez

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Methuen Drama
30 October 2025

Theatre Studies; Musical scores, lyrics & libretti; Feminism & feminist theory

Series: Topics in Musical Theatre

How does a feminist spectator navigate misogynist representations of women?

Musicals have always appealed to women as audience members and fans, even as most artists and producers were (and are) men.

Feminist Approaches in Musical Theatre untangles these contradictions that are woven into the very fabric of this beloved, unapologetically commercial art form.

This book offers a concise history of feminism’s encounter with musicals and outlines methods through which to interpret musicals from a feminist perspective.

Through case studies of shows such as The Music Man, Evita, Fun Home, and SIX, Feminist Approaches outlines techniques for analyzing musical theatre from a feminist perspective, modelling these methods.

Published as part of the Topics in Musical Theatre series, this foundational book provides readers with an understanding of feminist approaches as well as offering a brief overview of how feminist theory informs the study of musicals themselves.

By: Paige Allen, Stacy Wolf (Princeton University, USA), Paige Allen
Edited by: Emilio Méndez
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 164mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 120g
ISBN: 9781350350137
ISBN 10: 1350350133
Series: Topics in Musical Theatre
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 30 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Paige Allen is a writer, researcher, and storyteller. She holds an MSt in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Oxford and an AB. in English from Princeton University, USA. Stacy Wolf is Professor of Theater and American Studies at Princeton University, USA. She is author of Beyond Broadway: The Pleasure and Promise of Musical Theatre Across America (2020); Changed for Good: A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical (2011); and A Problem Like Maria: Gender and Sexuality in the American Musical (2002).