LEADER 02671nam 22005534a 450 001 9910778117503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-253-11231-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000478375 035 $a(EBL)312916 035 $a(OCoLC)476101535 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000200920 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11172714 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000200920 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10231642 035 $a(PQKB)10872972 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC312916 035 $a(OCoLC)173511286 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16750 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL312916 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10190421 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000478375 100 $a20060421d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$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 615 0$aMusicals$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a792.6 700 $aSternfeld$b Jessica$f1971-$01548966 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778117503321 996 $aThe megamusical$93806408 997 $aUNINA