The Megamusical (Profiles in Popular Music)
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Word Count
110,250 words, Guess
Page Count
441 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9317406M
- ISBN-139780253347930
- ISBN-100253347939
- OCLC Control Number67922073
- OCLC Control Numbermegamusicalprofi00ster
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2006013537
- Goodreads2346738
- LibraryThing5458018
Classifications
- LCCML2054.S74
Description
"Sternfeld's long-awaited study of some of the most popular megamusicals addresses a gap in scholarship on American musical culture. She discusses the history of the megamusical, examining both its internal, performative qualities and its external market reception to reveal why they are so popular. Sternfeld concentrates on two of the most successful megamusicals: Lloyd Webber's Cats, the longest-running musical on Broadway, and Schonberg and Boublil's Les Miserables, the most popular and internationally successful piece of musical theater of all time. Each of these musicals receives in-depth treatment, including an examination of their creation and reception histories as well as an analysis of their scores and staging. Finally, she discusses several other megamusicals of the 1980s and 1990s, with an eye toward their competition and influence in other musical theatre genres."--Jacket.
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