Breaking into Song: Why You Shouldn't Hate Musicals (eBook)

Adam Lenson (Autor)

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2021 | Lanarkshire
200 Seiten
Salamander Street Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-914228-01-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is a fascinating cri de coeur and made me questioneverything I think about musicals Alan CummingA book for those who can t stand musicals, those who love them, and every theatregoer, academic, practitioner and student in between. Breaking Into Song explores theatre s most divisive genre, and asks the fundamental questions:What makes a musical?Why are they so polarising?And why have we allowed a form so full of possibility to become so repetitive and restrictive?Through a series of essays, London-based director, dramaturg and musical theatre specialist Adam Lenson asks what audiences can do to stay open minded and what creatives can do to make new musicals better. Examining both sides of the divide, he explores how those who both love and hate musicals can expand the possibilities of this misunderstood medium.Dive in and discover the political foundations of the form, the difficulties in pinning down exactly what it is, the connections between musicals, video games, opera and comic books, and why a musical is, actually, a lot like a poopy baby. A passionate and cogently argued call to arms and a very enjoyable read Lyn Gardner This book is really brilliant. If you care about/enjoy/work in/struggle with/want to understand/have concerns for the state of musical theatre, it is essential reading. Hugely recommended Howard Goodall I would advise anyone who hates musicals to read this book Musical Theatre Review Bold, inclusive and willing to adapt, Adam Lenson s blueprint for musical theatre above all looks at sustainability. The Reviews HubContents:Breaking Into SongThe WoundOn Hating MusicalsCash MachinesMusicals and Comic BooksSuperpowersMusicals are PoliticalPoopy BabiesWhen Words Are No Longer EnoughCollaborationTime and MemoryPhotocopying a PhotocopyI m Not a Genre, Not Yet a MediumExpertiseWhat s The Point?DefinitionsAudiencesMusicals and Video GamesCan Musicals Ever Be Cool?The TriangleTiny BowlsMusicals and OperaDigging vs TelescopesThe MusicalCardboard CitiesMusicals Cost Too MuchAutobiographyOppositesBuild it and They Will ComeWhat s in a Name?ReplicasStacksMaking Space

Autor

Adam is a London based director, dramaturg and musical theatre specialist. He has extensive experience of working with composers, lyricists, songwriters and playwrights to develop new work. Shows developed to full production include: WASTED (World Premiere, Southwark Playhouse), SUPERHERO (World Premiere, Southwark Playhouse), THE SORROWS OF SATAN (World Premiere, Tristan Bates Theatre), LOCK AND KEY (World Premiere, Vault Festival), THE LEFTOVERS (World Premiere, National Tour). Shows workshopped and in development include: PERSONALITY, AMY 37, STAGES, THE THROWAWAYS, THE FABULIST FOX SISTERS, NATURAL BORN NOBODIES, VANYAS, A SMALL LIFE, BOLLYWOOD ROSE, REMEMBER REMEMBER, HOME, REANIMATOR, BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS. DANCE WITH A STRANGER, EVER ONWARD, CZECH YOURSELF, Adam is currently working as dramaturg and story consultant on FANGIRLS a musical television series by Yve Blake in development with Clerkenwell Films. He is dramaturg and director of HOARDING, a new musical being developed by Sheep Soup in collaboration with Toronto’s Music Theatre Project and Áine Flanagan productions. Other directing includes THE RINK (Southwark Playhouse), THE STORM (Helios Collective/ENO), 35MM (The Other Palace), WHISPER HOUSE (The Other Palace), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (St James Theatre, 20th Anniversary Production), DISGRACED (English Theatre Frankfurt), DARK TOURISM (Park Theatre), GHOST (GSA), SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE (Jermyn Street Theatre), REEL LIFE (Ustinov Theatre Bath and St James Studio), THE GOODBYE GIRL (Upstairs at the Gatehouse), WEST END RECAST (Duke of York’s Theatre, Phoenix Theatre), ORDINARY DAYS (Trafalgar Studios), LITTLE FISH and SATURN RETURNS (Finborough Theatre), COME FLY WITH ME (Salisbury Playhouse), THE DEAD GUY (English Theatre Frankfurt) and THE FAMILY (Old Vic US/UK Exchange, Public Theater, NY). Adam’s podcast DISCHORD where he discusses and debates musical theatre has twenty episodes and has been downloaded over 15,000 times. He is the founder of SIGNAL a quarterly residency at London’s Hospital Club that presents the best new experimental British musical theatre.

Inhalt

Breaking Into Song

The Wound

On Hating Musicals

When Words Are No Longer Enough

Cash Machines

Musicals Are Political

Superpowers

Poopy Babies

Collaboration

Photocopying A Photocopy

I’m Not A Genre, Not Yet A Medium

What’s The Point?

Definitions

Can Musicals Ever Be Cool?

Audiences

Musicals and Video Games

Time and Memory

The Triangle

Tiny Bowls

Stacks

Musicals and Opera

Digging vs Telescopes

The Musical

Musicals Cost Too Much

Build It And They Will Come

Autobiography

Cardboard Cities

Musicals and Comic Books

Opposites

What’s In A Name?

Replicas

Making Space

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.9.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Schlagworte: Andrew Lloyd Webber • Hamilton • Hamilton and Me: An Actor's Journal • Hamilton: The Revolution • lin manuel miranda • Musicals • musicals,musical theatre studies,musical theatre,the art of musical theatre,stephen sondheim,andrew lloyd webber,hamilton,lin manuel miranda,Razzle Dazzle The Battle for Broadway,One Singular Sensation • Musicals: The Definitive Illustrated Story • Musical Theatre • Musical Theatre Script and Song Analysis Through the Ages • musical theatre studies • One Singular Sensation • Razzle Dazzle The Battle for Broadway • Stephen Sondheim • the art of musical theatre • The Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built • Unmasked Andrew Lloyd Webber
• ISBN-10: 1-914228-01-4 / 1914228014
• ISBN-13: 978-1-914228-01-8 / 9781914228018