Fifty Key Stage Musicals

Robert W. Schneider, Shannon Agnew

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Routledge
31 March 2022

Performance art; Theatre Studies

Series: Routledge Key Guides

This volume in the Routledge Key Guides series provides a round-up of the fifty musicals whose creations were seminal in altering the landscape of musical theater discourse in the English-speaking world.

Each entry summarises a show, including a full synopsis, discussion of the creators' process, show's critical reception, and its impact on the landscape of musical theater.

This is the ideal primer for students of musical theater – its performance, history, and place in the modern theatrical world – as well as fans and lovers of musicals.

Edited by: Robert W. Schneider, Shannon Agnew
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9780367444426
ISBN 10: 0367444429
Series: Routledge Key Guides
Pages: 294
Publication Date: 31 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. The Black Crook by Sebastian Trainor 2. HMS Pinafore by Richard and Rupert Holmes 3. The Merry Widow by Andrew Child 4. Shuffle Along by Jerrell L. Henderson 5. Show Boat by Benjamin Nissen 6. Of Thee I Sing by Laura Frankos 7. Anything Goes by Scott Miller 8. Porgy and Bess by Isaiah Wooden 9. The Cradle Will Rock by Johanna Pinzler 10. Pal Joey by Laurence Maslon 11. Oklahoma by Kevin David Thomas 12. Guys and Dolls by Thomas S. Hischak 13. The Threepenny Opera by Lauren Mack 14. My Fair Lady by Peter Filichia 15. West Side Story by Jennifer Delac 16. Gypsy by Robert W. Schneider 17. The Fantasticks by David Arthur 18. Hello Dolly by Phillip Fazio 19. Fiddler on the Roof by Beth Burrier 20. Cabaret by Bruce Kimmel 21. Hair by Wes Drummond 22. Promises, Promises by David Spencer 23. Company by Rick Pender 24. No No Nanette (1971) by Robert W. Schneider 25. The Wiz by David Ward 26. A Chorus Line by Ron Fassler 27. Annie by Charles Kirsch 28. Sweeney Todd by Alison Morooney 29. Ain’t Misbehavin by Richard Dueñez Morrison 30. Dreamgirls by Bill Russell 31. Cats by Stephen Mo Hanan 32. La Cage Aux Folles by Robert W. Schneider 33. Les Miserables by Robert Meffe 34. The Phantom of the Opera by Susan Russell 35. Miss Saigon by Jeanmarie Higgins 36. The Secret Garden by Elizabeth Bonjean 37. Falsettos by Jack Lechner 38. Beauty and the Beast by Eden Hildebrand 39. Grease (1994) by Mark Madama 40. Rent by Jordan Dragutsky 41. Seussical by Nathan Brewer 42. The Producers by Kasey RT Graham 43. Mamma Mia by Malcolm Womack 44. Wicked by Lauren Haughton Gillis 45. Jersey Boys by Jamie Buxton 46. In The Heights by Devon Hunt 47. Next to Normal by Joe Dziemianowicz 48. Fun Home by Courtney Laine Self 49. Hamilton by W. Jerome Stevenson 50. Dear Evan Hansen by Frederick D. Miller

Robert W. Schneider is an associate professor of musical theater, literature, and criticism as well as serving on the faculty of New York Film Academy's Musical Theatre department. Shannon Agnew is a freelance director working with industry professionals and students to create creatively affirming, socially responsible, and innovative theatrical experiences. As a writer, she creates theater for young audiences and docu-drama shows to raise awareness of LGBTQ+, feminist, and social justice issues.