From Gilbert and Sullivan to Andrew Lloyd Webber, from Julie Andrews to Hugh Jackman, from Half a Sixpence to Matilda, Pick a Pocket Or Two is the story of the British musical: where it began and how it developed.
From Gilbert and Sullivan to Andrew Lloyd Webber, from Julie Andrews to Hugh Jackman, from Half a Sixpence to Matilda, Pick a Pocket Or Two is the story of the British musical: where it began and how it developed.
From the silver screen to the Great White Way, small community theatres to television sets, the musical has long held a special place in America's heart and history.
From the silver screen to the Great White Way, small community theatres to television sets, the musical has long held a special place in America's heart and history.
Martin Zenck porträtiert den 2024 verstorbenen Wolfgang Rihm als einen kosmopolitischen Komponisten, der auf der Welthaftigkeit der Musik und auf der Freiheit des Komponierens kompromisslos besteht.
Martin Zenck porträtiert den 2024 verstorbenen Wolfgang Rihm als einen kosmopolitischen Komponisten, der auf der Welthaftigkeit der Musik und auf der Freiheit des Komponierens kompromisslos besteht.
Seit etwa zehn Jahren hat die Zusammenarbeit von Laien mit professionellen Theatermacher:innen eine immer wichtigere Bedeutung erhalten und die Vermittlungsarbeit an institutionalisierten Theatern und Opernhäusern verändert.
Seit etwa zehn Jahren hat die Zusammenarbeit von Laien mit professionellen Theatermacher:innen eine immer wichtigere Bedeutung erhalten und die Vermittlungsarbeit an institutionalisierten Theatern und Opernhäusern verändert.
LA GUÍA DE LOS FESTIVALES MUSICALES DE ESPAÑA QUE ESTABAS ESPERANDOEspaña es uno de los países con más cantidad y variedad de festivales musicales del mundo, desde los más renombrados internacionalmente hasta los más especializados e insospechados.
Railroads, tourism, and government bureaucracy combined to create modern religion in the American West, argues David Walker in this innovative study of Mormonisms ascendency in the railroad era.
Railroads, tourism, and government bureaucracy combined to create modern religion in the American West, argues David Walker in this innovative study of Mormonisms ascendency in the railroad era.
Directing in Musical Theatre offers a comprehensive guide which will equip aspiring directors with all of the skills that they will need in order to guide a production from beginning to end.
Directing in Musical Theatre offers a comprehensive guide which will equip aspiring directors with all of the skills that they will need in order to guide a production from beginning to end.
Alex Ross's sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical revolution.
In her first volume, Joan Titus explored the early years of Dmitry Shostakovich's career as the first Russian musician to emerge as a composer for the Soviet cinema.
In her first volume, Joan Titus explored the early years of Dmitry Shostakovich's career as the first Russian musician to emerge as a composer for the Soviet cinema.
Master's Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject American Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, University of Gottingen (Philosophische Fakultat), language: English, abstract: At the beginning of the year 2010, movie critic Bob Mondello triumphantly declared "e;It's going to be another musical decade,"e; noting the way the previous ten years have prompted a movie musical "e;resurgence"e; paving the road for a bright music-filled future.
In this Oxford Guide to Film Musicals, author Hannah Lewis gives readers fascinating new insights into the development, style, and reception of the 2016 film musical La La Land.
Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Musicology - Popular music, grade: 1,3, University of Bonn (Institut fur Anglistik, Amerikanistik und Keltologie), course: The 19th-Century novel and its Impact on Popular Culture, language: English, abstract: Bridget Jones's Diary is a popular adaption and both, novel and movie, have a strong noticeable atmosphere.
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject American Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,3, University of Gottingen (Philosophische Fakultat), course: The American Musical, language: English, abstract: When Mamma Mia!
Astaire by Numbers looks at every second of dancing Fred Astaire committed to film in the studio era--all six hours, thirty-four minutes, and fifty seconds.
Astaire by Numbers looks at every second of dancing Fred Astaire committed to film in the studio era--all six hours, thirty-four minutes, and fifty seconds.
Sondheim in Our Time and His offers a wide-ranging historical investigation of the landmark works and extraordinary career of Stephen Sondheim, a career which has spanned much of the history of American musical theater.
In this Oxford Guide to Film Musicals, author Hannah Lewis gives readers fascinating new insights into the development, style, and reception of the 2016 film musical La La Land.
This book offers readers a fascinating new look into the spiritual side of operetta and musical theatre, two closely related genres often dismissed as trivial, shallow, and essentially secular.
This book offers readers a fascinating new look into the spiritual side of operetta and musical theatre, two closely related genres often dismissed as trivial, shallow, and essentially secular.
Visions of the Village offers a nuanced account of the cultural history, political salience, and social resonances of Czech village operas, especially those by composers Bed%rich Smetana, Antonin Dvo%rak, and Leos Janacek.
The Oxford Handbook of the Disney Musical brings together scholars from a range of disciplines to interrogate an enduringly popular and influential cultural phenomenon.