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Directors and the new musical drama : British and American musical theatre in the 1980s and 90s
- Title
- Directors and the new musical drama : British and American musical theatre in the 1980s and 90s / Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen.
- Author
- Lundskaer-Nielsen, Miranda, 1973-
- Publication
- New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
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- Description
- x, 231 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "Directors and the New Musical Drama offers a fresh perspective on the dramatic shifts in musical theatre in the 1980s and 90s. Miranda Lundskaer-Nielsen explores the cultural differences between British and American musicals, examines their critical reception, and demonstrates the crucial role of British and American directors in developing musical dramas that have initiated change in the parameters of this popular art form. Starting with the provocative idea of the "British Invasion," this volume includes analysis of groundbreaking musicals such as Sunday in the Park with George, Les Miserables and Jelly's Last Jam, as well as interviews with leading musical theatre writers, directors and producers."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history
- Uniform Title
- Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history.
- Subjects
- Musicals > New York (State) > New York > 20th century > History and criticism
- Musical theater producers and directors > Interviews
- Musicals > England > London > 20th century > History and criticism
- Musicals > Production and direction > New York (State) > New York
- Musicals > Production and direction > England > London
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-226) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Anglo-American Perspectives -- 1. Harold Prince in Context -- 2. From Cabaret to Sweeney Todd: Musical Drama on Broadway -- 3. Cultural Barricades: Reading the West End Musicals -- 4. Beyond the Logos: West End Musical Drama -- 5. New Horizons: Nonprofit Musical Drama -- 6. Nonprofit Directors in the 1990s -- 7. Rethinking Revivals -- 8. Staging the Canon: British Directors and Classic American Musicals -- 9. The Legacy of the 1980s and 90s -- Adam Guettel -- Matthew Warchus -- William Finn -- David Leveaux -- Ira Weitzman -- James Lapine -- Margo Lion -- Jack Viertel -- Richard Maltby, Jr.
- ISBN
- 9780230601291
- 0230601294
- LCCN
- 40015332237
- OCLC
- ocn154788795
- 154788795
- SCSB-5403373
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries