A taste of Broadway : food in musical theater / / Jennifer Packard
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| Autore: |
Packard Jennifer <1970->
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| Titolo: |
A taste of Broadway : food in musical theater / / Jennifer Packard
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018] |
| ©2018 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xi, 202 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 782.14 |
| Soggetto topico: | Food in musicals |
| Musicals - New York (State) - New York - History and criticism | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Food to Set the Scene -- 2 Regional Foods -- 3 Food as Identity -- 4 Explaining Characters and Relationships through Food -- 5 Just Trying to Put Food on the Table -- 6 Food As Class -- 7 The Way to a Man's (or Woman's) Heart -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Permissions -- Librettos Referenced -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Food carries symbolic importance used to define individuals, situations, and places, making it an ideal communication tool. In musical theater, food can be used as a shortcut to reveal more about a setting, character, or situation. This book looks at the role of food in popular theater musicals illustrating how food relates to the broader world. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A taste of Broadway |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-6732-1 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910796588203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in food and gastronomy.