Sweat, tears, and jazz hands
Subtitle: the official history of show choir from vaudeville to Glee
By: Mike Weaver and Colleen Hart
Contributors: Hart, Colleen, 1982-
Publisher: Hal Leonard Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Montclair, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781557837721
Subjects: Choral music; Show choirs; History and criticism
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The first act : vaudeville; title: Tryouts : the infancy of show choir; title: Acceptance : swinging into television; title: Rehearsal : pop culture and changing tastes; title: Lights, camera, action : the introduction of competition; title: Stealing the spotlight : copycats appear; title: Showstoppers : an industry emerges; title: The price behind the pep : tuition and budgets; title: All in the name : the branding of a show choir; title: The faces of show choir today; title: Finale : show choir matures, sparkles with Glee; title: The encore : life after show choir : the musicians, the actors, the successful.