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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Hamilton: The Revolution
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The Actor Uncovered: A Life in Acting
$875 -
Crash! Boom! Bang!: How to Write Action Movies
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
$525 -
Hamlet
$525 -
A Doll House
$525 -
Tin Pan Opera: Operatic Novelty Songs in the Ragtime Era
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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Showstoppers!: The Surprising Backstage Stories of Broadway’s Most Remarkable Songs
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The Misanthrope
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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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The Hamilton Papers: Historic Documents Referenced in the Broadway Musical
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The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built
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Strategies for Success in Musical Theatre: A Guide for Music Directors in School, College, and Community Theatre
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The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals
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Oedipus the King
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M. Butterfly
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Singing and Dancing to the Book of Mormon: Critical Essays on the Broadway Musical
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Julius Caesar
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On Broadway: From Rent to Revolution
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