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Subtitle: a feminist history of the Broadway musical
By: Stacy Wolf
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780195378238; 9780195378245
Subjects: History and criticism; Musicals
Description: From Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls" to Nina in "In the Heights" and Elphaba in "Wicked," female characters in Broadway musicals have belted and crooned their way into the American psyche. In this lively book, Stacy Wolf illuminates the women of American musical theatre--performers, creators, and characters--from the start of the Cold War to the present day, creating a new, feminist history of the genre. The musicals discussed here are among the most beloved in the canon--"West Side Story," "Cabaret," "A Chorus Line," "Phantom of the Opera," and many others--with special emphasis on the blockbuster "Wicked." Along the way, Wolf demonstrates how the musical since the mid-1940s has actually been dominated by women--women onstage, women in the wings, and women offstage as spectators and fans.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.