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Autore: | Sternfeld Jessica <1971-> |
Titolo: | The megamusical [[electronic resource] /] / Jessica Sternfeld |
Pubblicazione: | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (457 p.) |
Disciplina: | 792.6 |
Soggetto topico: | Musicals - History and criticism |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-434) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | "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. |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 generally |
Titolo autorizzato: | The megamusical |
ISBN: | 0-253-11231-1 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910778117503321 |
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