From Adelaide in Guys and Dolls to Nina in In the Heights and Elphaba in Wicked, female characters in Broadway musicals have belted and crooned their way into the American psyche. In this lively book, Stacy Wolf illuminates the women of American musical theatre - performers, creators, and characters -- from the start of the cold war to the present day, creating a new, feminist history of the genre. Moving from decade to decade, Wolf first highlights the assumptions that circulated about gender and sexuality at the time. She then looks at the leading musicals to stress the key aspects of the plays as they relate to women, and often finds overlooked moments of empowerment for female audience members. The musicals discussed here are among the most beloved in the canon-- West Side Story, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Phantom of the Opera, and many others--with special emphasis on the blockbuster Wicked. Along the way, Wolf demonstrates how the musical since the mid-1940s has actually been dominated by women--women onstage, women in the wings, and women offstage as spectators and fans.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780195378245
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109145309
Product Key Features
Book Title
Changed for Good: a Feminist History of the Broadway Musical
Author
Stacy Wolf
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Music
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
233mm
Item Width
164mm
Item Weight
516g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Stacy Wolf
Topic Area
Gender Issues
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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