02671nam 22005534a 450 991077811750332120200520144314.00-253-11231-1(CKB)1000000000478375(EBL)312916(OCoLC)476101535(SSID)ssj0000200920(PQKBManifestationID)11172714(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200920(PQKBWorkID)10231642(PQKB)10872972(MiAaPQ)EBC312916(OCoLC)173511286(MdBmJHUP)muse16750(Au-PeEL)EBL312916(CaPaEBR)ebr10190421(EXLCZ)99100000000047837520060421d2006 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe megamusical[electronic resource] /Jessica SternfeldBloomington Indiana University Pressc20061 online resource (457 p.)Profiles in popular musicDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-34793-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-434) and index."Why'd you choose such a backward time and such a strange land?" : Jesus Christ Superstar -- "Humming the scenery" : the megamusical ascending -- "Well, the theatre is certainly not what it was" : Cats -- "To love another person is to see the face of God" : Les misérables -- "The angel of music sings songs in my head" : The phantom of the Opera -- "A model of decorum and tranquility" : other megamusicals in the 1980s -- "New music" : the megamusical in the 1990s -- "Everything is show biz" : the megamusical and Broadway in the twenty-first century.A megamusical is an epic, dramatic show featuring recurring melodies in a sung-through score; huge, impressive sets; and grand ideas. These qualities are accompanied by intensive marketing campaigns, unprecedented international financial success, and a marked disjunction between critical reaction and audience reception. Audiences adore megamusicals; they flock to see them when they open, and return again and again, helping long-lived shows to become semi-permanent tourist attractions. Yet generallyProfiles in popular music.MusicalsHistory and criticismMusicalsHistory and criticism.792.6Sternfeld Jessica1971-1548966MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778117503321The megamusical3806408UNINA