From backpacks to Broadway : children's experiences in musical theatre / / Rekha S. Rajan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819799203321
• Autore: Rajan Rekha S.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-61048-561-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (149 pages)
• Disciplina: 782.1/4083
• Soggetti: Musicals - Social aspects - United States; Music and children
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : The musical theatre experience -- Children's participation in musical theatre -- A framework of musical theatre participation -- School-based musical theatre -- Community musical theatre -- The professional stage -- Learning through musical theatre -- Epilogue : Beyond Broadway.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book presents a comprehensive look at musical theater participation across varied contexts. It is based on a decade of research including observations, interviews, document analysis, and video reflections. From Backpacks to Broadway examines experiences across a diverse group of over 70 children across ages, socio-economic contexts, race, and experience levels to understand musical theater in their lives." --Publisher description