Studying Musical Theatre: Theory and Practice

Contents

• List of Illustrations.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.-
• PART I : READING TEXTS.-
• 1. 'A tale as old as time': Narrative Theory.-
• 2. 'A man who can interpret could go far': Semiotics and Semiology.-
• 3. 'Razzle dazzle 'em': Reception Theory and the Epic Musical.-
• 4. 'Life is a cabaret': Cultural Materialism.-
• PART II : INTERPRETING CONTEXTS.-
• 5. 'You've got to be carefully taught': Orientalism and Musical Theatre.-
• 6. 'I wanna be a producer': Globalization, Capitalism and Consumerism.-
• 7. 'What's the buzz?' Meta-narratives and Postlinearity.-
• PART III : PERFORMING IDENTITIES.-
• 8. 'Marry the man today': Feminism and the Performance of Identity.-
• 9. 'The bitch of living': Youth Cultures, Power, and Sexuality.-
• 10. 'I am what I am': Sexuality and Queer Theory.-
• PART IV : RETHINKING RELATIONSHIPS.-
• 11. 'It's the last midnight': Playing with Time and Space.-
• 12. 'I'm just a Broadway baby': Intertextuality in Music and Lyrics.-
• 13. 'Dreamgirls will make you happy': The Pleasures of Voice and Body.-
• 14. 'Make 'em laugh': The Politics of Entertainment.- Bibliography.- Index.