Reviewing the Situation

Reviewing the Situation

Author: John Snelson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-10-05

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1350279609

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The British musical in its formative years has appeared in strikingly different guises: from the lasting hits of Oliver!, and Me and My Girl, to the successes of The Dancing Years, Bless the Bride and Expresso Bongo. This authoritative study traces what made these shows successes in the West End and how their qualities define a uniquely British interpretation of the genre. Cultural, sociological and political influences entwine with close reading of the dramatic and musical elements of this repertory to reveal a fascinating web of connections and contrasts between the times, the shows and the people who made them. Through detailed case studies, such as of The Boy Friend and Bitter Sweet, the rich individuality of each West End work is spotlighted, posing vital questions and intriguing answers as to what a British musical can be. Interdisciplinary in nature, this study brings together all the core materials to discover this period in the story of the British musical. Reviewing the Situation is insightful and lively, an invaluable resource for students and scholars of musical theatre and all those theatregoers drawn to the power of these classic British shows.


Life According to Og the Frog

Life According to Og the Frog

Author: Betty G. Birney

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-06-04

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1524739960

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The adventure continues in Room 26 with Humphrey's frog-tastic best friend, Og the Frog! Og the Frog has just moved into Room 26, and the place is hopping. There are lively kids, new routines, and a furry neighbor who seems to squeak all day. Luckily, everyone seems friendly and--BING, BANG, BOING!--some even put juicy crickets in his tank. But just as Og is getting used to this new life, there is talk of sending him back to the pond. Sure, he misses his friends, but now he has a lot more time for his favorite hobby--making up songs and poems--and he loves listening to his new friends and giving them encouraging BOINGS just when they need them. And there's that steady supply of crickets . . . Og doesn't want to say goodbye to his new life or his furry neighbor. But will his classmates decide to keep Og as their classroom pet or take him back to his old life, at the pond?


Here's the Situation

Here's the Situation

Author: Mike Sorrentino

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-11-02

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1101484004

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Do you think that you know "The Situation"? Take the quiz and find out.Here's how to get your situation up to the level of the Situation Listen, dawg. You're probably hitting the gym, doing your tanning, and picking up fresh laundry every day. And maybe you've had some success beating up the beat and creeping on chicks in the club. But do you really think your situation is where it needs to be? Be honest with yourself, bro. This book here will take your game to a level thought unattainable, given your physical limitations (because we can't all look like Rambo, pretty much, with our shirt off). We start with GTL-the bedrock of life itself. And then we hit the GTL Remix-the rules for getting your personal grooming did. From there it's my guide to the Jersey Shore, battle plans for the club, a primer on grenades and wingmen, and tips for ridding yourself of all levels of clinger. Then I look at the big picture: how to cook the perfect lasagna, how to find a life partner, and how to deal with being one of the most famous people on the planet-which is guaranteed if you follow my advice. This is the bible for Situation Nation. Read it, live it, and crush it.


Oliver

Oliver

Author: Alfred Reed

Publisher:

Published: 2000-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780634024146

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(Richmond Music Instrumental). One of Broadway's beloved stage productions is now available from Hal Leonard with this classic arrangement from veteran writer Alfred Reed. With such memorable songs like Oliver, Where Is Love, I'd Do Anything, As Long As He Needs Me, and Consider Yourself, this concert arrangement should be a part of every orchestra's library.


The Unexpected Professor

The Unexpected Professor

Author: John Carey

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2014-03-18

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 057131094X

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Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, John Carey describes in this warm and funny memoir the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected, age 40, to Oxford's oldest English Literature professorship. He frankly portrays the snobberies and rituals of 1950s Oxford, but also his inspiring meetings with writers and poets - Auden, Graves, Larkin, Heaney - and his forty-year stint as a lead book-reviewer for the Sunday Times. This is a book about the joys of reading - in effect, an informal introduction to the great works of English literature. But it is also about war and family, and how an unexpected background can give you the insight and the courage to say the unexpected thing.


Examining the Federal Protective Service

Examining the Federal Protective Service

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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Notes and Commentary to Jock’s Life of Mo

Notes and Commentary to Jock’s Life of Mo

Author: CF Hibbot

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-03-26

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1329981812

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Life of Mo is a musical satire based on the life of the Prophet Mohammed. These explanatory notes, which include the full text of Life of Mo, attempt to determine the sources of the play's material, and offer further explanatory notes regarding the themes and ideas raised in the play. Superficially, Life of Mo is a musical fantasy romp, combining stories with re-writes of songs by popular artists like Dolly Parton, Freddy Mercury, Mick Jagger, Billy Joel, Led Zeppelin, Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman and others. But Life of Mo has a deeper grounding, and its sources include original texts (the Qur'an, ahadith, and Bible), and commentaries by writers like William Muir, Robert Spencer, Ali Dashti and Ali Sina. In addition, the writer has also used Internet sources, like Wikipedia, YouTube and Reddit. CF Hibbot's Notes and Commentary to Jock's Life of Mo traces through the humour and the tragedy to render a deeper appreciation and understanding of the play and the subject matter covered.