The American musical and the performance of personal identity
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| Formaat: | Elektronisch E-boek |
| Taal: | Engels |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
2009, c2006.
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Inhoudsopgave:
- Personal genres. The Viennese connection : Franz Lehár and American operetta (The merry widow (1907). Naughty Marietta (1910). Little Mary Sunshine (1959). A little night music (1973))
- The movie musical (Singin' in the rain (film, 1952). Stormy weather (film, 1943) and Bamboozled (film, 2000). Meet me in St. Louis (film, 1944). Moulin Rouge (film, 2001) and Chicago (film, 2002)).
- Personal themes. Fairy tales and fantasy (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (animated film, 1937). The Wizard of Oz (film, 1939). Mary Poppins (film, 1964). Into the woods (1987))
- Idealism and inspiration (Camelot (1960). Man of La Mancha (1965). The scarlet pimpernel (1997). Once more, with feeling (television, 2001))
- Gender and sexuality (Annie get your gun (1946). Gypsy (1959). Sweet Charity (1966). The Rocky horror picture show (film, 1975). Hedwig and the angry inch (1998; film, 2001))
- Relationships (Lady in the dark (1941). Kiss me, Kate (1948). My fair lady (1956). Company (1970). Passion (1994)).
- Epilogue. Operatic ambitions and beyond (Candide (1956). Sweeney Todd (1979). Evita (1979)).