Review
'This is a work of considerable genius … intelligent, incisive, informed yet immensely readable.' Sheridan Morley
'… if you need one book on musical theatre, make it this one.' Music Teacher
'… if you need one book on musical theatre, make it this one.' Music Teacher
Product Description
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical provides an accessible introduction to one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. Written by a team of specialists in the field of musical theatre especially for students and theatregoers, it offers a guide to the history and development of the musical in England and America (including coverage of New York's Broadway and London's West End traditions). Starting with the early history of the musical, the volume comes right up to date and examines the latest works and innovations, and includes information on the singers, audience and critical reception, and traditions. There is fresh coverage of the American musical theatre in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the British musical theatre in the middle of the twentieth century, and the rock musical. The Companion contains an extensive bibliography and photos from key productions.
Book Description
An accessible survey of one of the liveliest and most popular forms of musical performance. Written especially for students and theatregoers. Starting with the early history of the musical, the volume comes right up to date and contains a chronology, reading lists and photos from key productions.
About the Author
William A. Everett is Assistant Professor of Musicology at the Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City. His articles and reviews have appeared in a number of journals including American Music, Opera Quarterly, and the Journal of the American Viola Society and he is also the author of British Piano Trios, Quartets, and Quintets, 1850–1950: A Checklist (2000).
Paul R. Laird is Associate Professor of Musicology in the Dept of Music and Dance, University of Kansas. He is the author of Towards a History of the Spanish Villancico (1997), and Leonard Bernstein: A Guide to Research (2002), and co-editor with Craig H. Russell of Res Musicae: Essays in Honor of James W. Pruett (2001).
Paul R. Laird is Associate Professor of Musicology in the Dept of Music and Dance, University of Kansas. He is the author of Towards a History of the Spanish Villancico (1997), and Leonard Bernstein: A Guide to Research (2002), and co-editor with Craig H. Russell of Res Musicae: Essays in Honor of James W. Pruett (2001).
