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OverviewThis is one of the first books to offer a rigorous analysis of the enormous changes in the musical theatre during the 1980s and 90s. In addition, it focuses on the contribution of well-known, serious theatre directors to the mainstream Musical Theatre and it is the first book to offer a dual Anglo-American perspective on this subject. Full Product DetailsAuthor: M. Lundskaer-NielsenPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.458kg ISBN: 9780230601291ISBN 10: 0230601294 Pages: 231 Publication Date: 19 May 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChallenge from Within: Harold Prince in Context * The Prince Legacy: Musical Drama on Broadway * Cultural Barricades: British Musicals in the Eighties and Nineties * Beyond the Logos: West End Musical Drama * New Horizons: Musical Drama in the Non-Profit Theatre * Expanding Boundaries: Non-profit Directors in the Nineties * British Directors and the Classic American Musicals * Afterlife: Reinterpreting the CanonReviews'I think I've found a masterpiece, if only a minor one...Lundskaer-Nielsen is a founding producer of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and has been for years an avid, attentive watcher of musicals on both sides of the Atlantic. This experience has led her to write a masterly study which modestly but firmly demonstrates her dual skills -- a remarkable ability to place the musical in its historic and social context, and a sound practical experience of the workings of theatre on both sides of the Pond...All you musicals fans, get out and buy the book now.' - Ian Herbert, The Stage '...refreshing and thought-provoking...' - Theatre Research International Author InformationMiranda Lundskaer-Nielsen is a founding producer of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and a Senior Lecturer in Drama at Bath Spa University, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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