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200 14$aThe megamusical$b[electronic resource] /$fJessica Sternfeld
210   $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$dc2006
215   $a1 online resource (457 p.)
225 1 $aProfiles in popular music
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-253-34793-9 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 429-434) and index.
327   $a"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 mise?rables -- "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.
330   $aA megamusical is an epic, dramatic show featuring recurring melodies in a sung-through score; huge, impressive sets; and grand ideas. These qualities are accompanied by intensive marketing campaigns, unprecedented international financial success, and a marked disjunction between critical reaction and audience reception.  Audiences adore megamusicals; they flock to see them when they open, and return again and again, helping long-lived shows to become semi-permanent tourist attractions. Yet generally
410  0$aProfiles in popular music.
606   $aMusicals$xHistory and criticism
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aMusicals$xHistory and criticism.
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