Professor Millie Taylor , Dr Dominic Symonds
Studying Musical Theatre: Theory and Practice
- ISBN 13:
- 9781137270948
- author:
- Professor Millie Taylor , Dr Dominic Symonds
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 284
- Dimensions:
- 15.4 x 1.5 x 23.5 cm
- Genre:
- Music, Stage & Screen, Performing Arts, Musicals
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Studying Musical Theatre Theory and Practice by Millie Taylor and Dominic Symonds provides a comprehensive overview of the history, theory, and practice of musical theatre. The book brings together critical theory and musical theatre, exploring the musical stage from various theoretical perspectives. The text is divided into four parts, each examining a different aspect of musical theatre: its understanding as a text, its position in the wider world, its affiliations with various communities, and its relationship with time, space, intertextuality, and entertainment. Written by leading experts in the field, Taylor and Symonds offer a wealth of knowledge to engage and educate readers on this diverse subject. This textbook is ideal for students, lecturers, practitioners, and enthusiasts of musical theatre, providing accessible and extensive content to support international study.