Australian Musical Theatre - Never Been Better?

Australian Musical Theatre: Never Been Better? is the first sustained scholarly analysis of the Australian musical in the twenty-first century. The book will be an essential resource for scholars and students of musical theatre, theatre and performance studies, and Australian cultural studies and history.

Sommario

Introduction: Beyond Quest, Crisis, and The Great Australian Musical 1. Broadway as Transnational Brand in Muriel's Wedding: The Musical 2. Sport, Masculinity, and Nation in Shane Warne: The Musical 3. Suburbia and the Beach in Songs from the Middle 4. Feeling Bad, Feeling Good: Reconciliation, Apology, and White Witnessing in The Rabbits 5. Artistic Agency, Anger, and Pub Rock in Barbara and the Camp Dogs 6. Climate Change and Soft-Close Drawers: The Local Meets the Global in Vivid White Conclusion: The Australian Musical Arrives

Info autore

Mara Davis Johnson is Lecturer in Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She is a musician, composer, vocal coach, and dramaturg whose research centres on musical theatre in all its forms.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mara Davis Johnson, Mara Davis (University of Wollongong Johnson
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032965956
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3296595-6
• Pagine: 214
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Musicals, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Broadway & Musicals, ART / Performance, ART / Australian & Oceanian, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals, Theatre Studies, Performance Art, Music of film and stage