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Reframing the Musical

Race, Culture and Identity

Sarah K. Whitfield

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English
Methuen Drama
10 May 2019
This critical and inclusive edited collection offers an overview of the musical in relation to issues of race, culture and identity. Bringing together contributions from cultural, American and theatre studies for the first time, the chapters offer fresh perspectives on musical theatre history, calling for a radical and inclusive new approach. By questioning ideas about what the musical is about and who it for, this groundbreaking book retells the story of the musical, prioritising previously neglected voices to reshape our understanding of the form.

Timely and engaging, this is required reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of musical theatre. It offers an intersectional approach which will also be invaluable for theatre practitioners.

Edited by:  
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   1st ed. 2019
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 153mm, 
Weight:   388g
ISBN:   9781352004397
ISBN 10:   1352004399
Pages:   276
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Superman/Sidekick': White Storytellers and Black Lives in The Fortress of Solitude (2012) Hamilton (2015): Restaging a Revolution at the Expense of Black Revolt Rebuilding Posterity: Savion Glover's Choreography of Shuffle Along, Or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 And All That Followed (2015) Black Conductors Make History on the Great 'White' Way: The Lost Labours of the Musical Director in Musical Theatre Creating a Theatrical Legacy: Examining Oscar Hammerstein II's British Legacy Beyond Rue Pigalle: Ada 'Bricktop' Smith as Muse, Mentor, and Maker of Transatlantic Musical Theatre 'Dedicated to the Proposition...', Raising Cultural Consciousness in the Musical, Hair (1967) 'Till We Find Our Place': Understanding The Lion King (1997) as a Vital Trope of Civic and Racial Presence in the New Millennium The Evolution of Musical Theatre in Spain Throughout the 20th and 21st Centuries Philippine Theatricality and the Aestheticization of Politics in David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's Here Lies Love 'Am I Just Like You?' Musematic Relationships in Jeanine Tesori's Score for Fun Home (2015) 'What about love?': Claiming and Re-Claiming LGBTQ+ Spaces in 21st Century Musical Theatre.

Sarah Whitfield is a Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre and course leader for the MA in Musical Theatre at the University of Wolverhampton, UK.

Reviews for Reframing the Musical: Race, Culture and Identity

Multiple authors come from diverse backgrounds and bring fresh perspectives on popular musicals as well as shows which had limited runs … testifies to the centrality of this form of popular theatre in America, while raising important questions for scholars, for artists and for audiences. * Journal of American Drama and Theatre * An exquisite anthology which covers musical theatre from South Pacific to Hamilton and Fun Home, featuring thought-provoking contributions from new, passionate and politically active musical theatre academics. * George Rodosthenous, University of Leeds, UK * A pathbreaking volume, as compelling as it is captivating. This volume gathers emerging and established voices in the interdisciplinary field of musical theatre studies to activate new routes of critical conversation and inquiry. Accessible to both the academic specialist and the interested enthusiast, this volume promises to be a relevant resource for teachers, scholars, students and fans of musical theatre for years to come. * Brian E. Herrera, Princeton University, USA *


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