Storytelling in Opera and Musical Theater 0253049970, 9780253049971

Children, Childhood, and Musical Theater 9781472475336

Bringing together scholars from musicology, literature, childhood studies, and theater, this volume examines the ways in

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Chinatown Opera Theater in North America 9780252099007, 0252099001

The Chinatown opera house provided Chinese immigrants with an essential source of entertainment during the pre “World Wa

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Weill's Musical Theater: Stages of Reform 9780520951839

In the first musicological study of Kurt Weill’s complete stage works, Stephen Hinton charts the full range of theatrica

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Homesick Blues: Politics, Protest, and Musical Storytelling in Modern Japan 9780824896645

Homesick Blues explores how artists, fans, amateur practitioners, and others have used music to tell stories of everyday

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Singing in Musical Theater: The Training of Singers and Actors 1581154828, 9781581154825, 9781581156416

What does it take to be a musical theatre performer? What kind of training is required to do eight shows a week--acting,

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Levinas, Storytelling and Anti-Storytelling 9781472548047, 9781441124159

The telling of tales is always a troubling business, and the way in which we tell stories about ourselves and about othe

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The Great Tradition and Its Legacy: The Evolution of Dramatic and Musical Theater in Austria and Central Europe 9781782381686

Both dramatic and musical theater are part of the tradition that has made Austria - especially Vienna - and the old Habs

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Beyond lift every voice and sing: the culture of uplift, identity, and politics in black musical theater 9780814211007

Paula Marie Seniors’s Beyond Lift Every Voice and Sing is an engaging and well-researched book that explores the realiti

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Storytelling and Spirituality in Judaism 1461630797, 9781461630791

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Lying in the Middle : Musical Theater and Belief at the Heart of America [1 ed.] 9780252052859, 9780252043925

The local and regional shows staged throughout America use musical theater's inherent power of deception to cultiva

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