Women Writing Musicals
Author: Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema
Published: 2024-09-17
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781493080311
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Author: Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema
Published: 2024-09-17
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781493080311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWOMEN WRITING MUSICALS: THE LEGACY THAT THE HISTORY BOOKS LEFT OUT
Author: Jennifer Ashley Tepper
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Published: 2022-05
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781493065240
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bertram E. Coleman
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2008-06-04
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese essays examine the history of women in musical theatre, providing biographical descriptions; interpretations of their productions; and several accounts of how being a woman affected their careers.
Author: Leslie Ritchie
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-05
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1351536613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCombining new musicology trends, formal musical analysis, and literary feminist recovery work, Leslie Ritchie examines rare poetic, didactic, fictional, and musical texts written by women in late eighteenth-century Britain. She finds instances of and resistance to contemporary perceptions of music as a form of social control in works by Maria Barth?mon, Harriett Abrams, Mary Worgan, Susanna Rowson, Hannah Cowley, and Amelia Opie, among others. Relating women's musical compositions and writings about music to theories of music's function in the formation of female subjectivities during the latter half of the eighteenth century, Ritchie draws on the work of cultural theorists and cultural historians, as well as feminist scholars who have explored the connection between femininity and performance. Whether crafting works consonant with societal ideals of charitable, natural, and national order, or re-imagining their participation in these musical aids to social harmony, women contributed significantly to the formation of British cultural identity. Ritchie's interdisciplinary book will interest scholars working in a range of fields, including gender studies, musicology, eighteenth-century British literature, and cultural studies.
Author: Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2024-11-19
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1493080326
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first-ever book to tell the stories of over 300 inspiring women who wrote Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals that Publishers Weekly calls "an exhaustive tribute to women whose contributions to Broadway musical history have often been overlooked." From the composers who pounded the pavement selling their music in Tin Pan Alley at the turn of the twentieth century; to the lyricists who broke new ground writing shows during the Great Depression; to the book writers who penned protest musicals fighting for social justice during the 1970s; to those who are revitalizing the landscape of American theatre today, Women Writing Musicals tells the stories of over 300 inspiring women who wrote Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals. Jennifer Ashley Tepper's definitive book covers prolific and celebrated Broadway writers like Betty Comden and Jeanine Tesori, women who have written musicals but gained fame elsewhere like Dolly Parton and Sara Bareilles, and dramatists you’ve never heard of—but definitely should have. Among the gems shared here are the stories of Clara Driscoll, who saved the Alamo and also wrote a Broadway musical; Micki Grant, whose mega-hit musical about the Black experience made her the first woman to write book, music, and lyrics for a Broadway show; María Grever, who made her Broadway debut at age 56 and who was the first Mexican female composer to achieve international success; and the first all-female writing team for a Broadway musical, in 1922: Annelu Burns, Anna Wynne O’Ryan, Madelyn Sheppard, and Helen S. Woodruff. This book is a treasure trove for theatre-loving readers that Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor and singer Kristin Chenoweth praises as "a wonderful resource for actors, and an important read for anyone interested in theatre."
Author: Micki Grant
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9780573680809
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This dynamic mixture of rock, calypso and ballads features a dozen singer-dancers in 20 numbers. In revue-style format, Don't Bother Me ... explores the African American experience through vibrant song and dance."--Publisher
Author: Dana L. Davis
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2021-01-05
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1488076537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf Romeo and Juliet got the Hamilton treatment...who would play the leads? This vividly funny, honest, and charming romantic novel by Dana L. Davis is the story of a girl who thinks she has what it takes...and the world thinks so, too. Jerzie Jhames will do anything to land the lead role in Broadway’s hottest new show, Roman and Jewel, a Romeo and Juliet inspired hip-hopera featuring a diverse cast and modern twists on the play. But her hopes are crushed when she learns mega-star Cinny won the lead...and Jerzie is her understudy. Falling for male lead Zeppelin Reid is a terrible idea—especially once Jerzie learns Cinny wants him for herself. Star-crossed love always ends badly. But when a video of Jerzie and Zepp practicing goes viral and the entire world weighs in on who should play Jewel, Jerzie learns that while the price of fame is high, friendship, family, and love are priceless. Books by Dana L. Davis: Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now The Voice in My Head Roman and Jewel
Author: Stacy Ellen Wolf
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780472067725
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Broadway tomboys, rebel nuns, and funny girls, who upset the 1950s gender norms: Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand
Author: Grace Barnes
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-07-04
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 1476620458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAudiences for musical theater are predominantly women, yet shows are frequently created and produced by men. Onstage, female characters are depicted as victims or sex objects and lack the complexity of their male counterparts. Offstage, women are under-represented among writers, directors, composers and choreographers. While other areas of the arts rally behind gender equality, musical theater demonstrates a disregard for women and an authentic female voice. If musical theater reflects prevailing societal attitudes, what does the modern musical tell us about the place of women in contemporary America, the UK and Australia? Are women deliberately kept out of musical theater by men jealously guarding their territory or is the absence of women a result of the modernization of the genre? Based on interviews with successful female performers, writers, directors, choreographers and executives, this book offers a unique female viewpoint on musical theater today.
Author: Nancy Ford
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 60
ISBN-13: 9780573680953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA nightclub singer who changes her act to reflect her changing personal life meets with opposition with her manager.