The stylistic range required of a musical theatre performer is expansive. From the favourites of Tin Pan Alley to today’s international blockbusters, musical roles require the ability to adapt to a panoply of characters and vocal styles. By breaking down these styles and exploring the output of the great composers, this book offers singers and performers an essential handbook. Each composer - from Gilbert and Sullivan and Irving Berlin to Alain Boublil and Andrew Lloyd Weber - is examined through a brief biography, a stylistic overview, and a comprehensive song list with notes on suitable voice types and further reading. Chapters run the gamut of the modern musical, from English light opera through the American golden age up to the ’mega musicals’ of the late Twentieth Century, giving today’s students and performers an indispensable survey of their craft.
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Crash! Boom! Bang!: How to Write Action Movies
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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Julius Caesar
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13 Things About Ed Carpolotti
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Pygmalion
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I Got the Show Right Here: The Amazing, True Story of How an Obscure Brooklyn Horn Player Became the Last Great Broadway Showman
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Romeo and Juliet
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Oedipus the King
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Disney Aladdin: A Whole New World: The Road to Broadway and Beyond
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The Misanthrope
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The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built
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The Business of Broadway: An Insider’s Guide to Working, Producing, and Investing in the World’s Greatest Theatre Community
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Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre
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Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway
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The Heidi Chronicles
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From Backpacks to Broadway: Children’s Experiences in Musical Theatre
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes
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M. Butterfly
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Twelve Angry Men
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