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The stage musical constitutes a major industry not only in the US and the UK, but in many regions of the world. Over the last four decades many countries have developed their own musical theatre industries, not only by importing hit shows from Broadway and London but also by establishing or reviving local traditions of musical theatre. In response to the rapid growth of musical theatre as a global phenomenon, The Oxford Handbook of the Global Stage Musical presents new scholarly approaches to issues arising from these new international markets.The volume examines the stage musical from theoretical and empirical perspectives including concepts of globalization and consumer culture, performance and musicological analysis, historical and cultural studies, media studies, notions of interculturalism and hybridity, gender studies, and international politics. The thirty-three essays investigate major aspects of the global musical, such as the dominance of Western colonialism in its early production and dissemination, racism and sexism--both in representation and in the industry itself--as well as current conflicts between global and local interests in postmodern cultures.Featuring contributors from seventeen countries, the essays offer informed insider perspectives that reflect the diversity of the subject and offer in-depth examinations of specific cultural and economic systems. Together, they conduct penetrating comparative analysis of musical theatre in different contexts as well as a survey of the transcultural spread of musicals.
This volume investigates the rapid expansion of the stage musical as a global phenomenon and the resulting theoretical and empirical challenges posed by its international proliferation. Editors Olaf Jubin and Robert C. Gordon curate a collection of thirty-three essays from international scholars, utilizing a multidisciplinary framework that integrates musicology, cultural studies, and political economy to analyze how local traditions interact with imported Western models.
What You Will Find
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Experts recognize this handbook as a foundational academic resource for understanding the internationalization of musical theatre. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is tailored for scholars and students of performance studies and cultural history.
Page Count:
1000
Publication Date:
2023-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190909730
ISBN-13:
9780190909734
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