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Reframing the musical : race, culture and identity / edited by Sarah Whitfield.

Contributor(s): Whitfield, Sarah (Sarah Kate), 1982- [editor.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Red Globe Press, 2019Description: xxxii, 241 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781352004397 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Musicals -- Social aspects | Musical theater -- Social aspects | Race in musical theater | Music | MusicDDC classification: 782.1'4 Summary: This critical and inclusive edited collection offers an overview of the musical in relation to issues of race, culture and identity. Bringing together contributions from Cultural, American and Theatre Studies for the first time, the chapters offer fresh perspectives on musical theatre history, calling for a radical and inclusive new approach. By questioning ideas about what the musical is about and who it for, this groundbreaking book retells the story of the musical, prioritising previously neglected voices to reshape our understanding of the form.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This critical and inclusive edited collection offers an overview of the musical in relation to issues of race, culture and identity. Bringing together contributions from Cultural, American and Theatre Studies for the first time, the chapters offer fresh perspectives on musical theatre history, calling for a radical and inclusive new approach. By questioning ideas about what the musical is about and who it for, this groundbreaking book retells the story of the musical, prioritising previously neglected voices to reshape our understanding of the form.

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