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Race in American musical theatre  Cover Image Book Book

Race in American musical theatre / Josephine Lee.

Summary:

"Designed as a concise and contemporary introduction to the topic of racial representation in American musical theatre production, engaging students and general readers with questions regarding how race has affected both the development and the continued popularity of American musical theatre production. In doing so, it highlights the difficulties that Black, Indigenous, and other theatre artists of color continue to face in commercial musical theatre production as well as the ways that they have challenged white dominance over the American musical stage"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781350248212
  • Physical Description: 113 pages ; 17 cm.
  • Publisher: London ; Methuen Drama, 2023.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction. American Musical Theater and Its Discontents -- Racial Stereotypes, Major to Minor -- Beyond the Great White Way : Racial Progress and Black Musical Theater -- We Could Make Believe : Liberal Limitations and the American Musical -- Dance Ten, Looks Three : The Chorus Line and the Color Line -- Who Tells Your Story? Race, Immigration, and the American Dream.
Subject: Musicals > United States > History and criticism.
Music and race > United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Lansdowne Library ML 2054 L43 2023 (Text) 26040003570609 Main Collection Volume hold Available -


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