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Because unstaged performances of a song, such as auditions, are key to the success of all aspiring singers, Clark provides here the essential practical manual that will help performers choose the right pieces for their vocal abilities and identify.
This book provides a unique perspective on the musical theatre audition process and how to improve the chances of landing a role.
A series of essays that show the integrated role that musical structure (including harmony, melody, rhythm, meter, form, and musical association) plays in making sense of what transpires onstage in musicals.
A complete introduction to musical theater from its roots in the 18th century through today, written by a master historian
An overview of Garland's iconic performance that highlights her overwhelming connection with her fans and her role in gay fan culture.
Focusing on themes of feminism, gender identity, and mental health, contributors explore the ways in which the show challenged viewer expectations, as well as the role television critics play in identifying a show's authenticity or quality.
OKCU Alumnus Dr. Jake Johnson merges the study of belonging in America with scholarship on voice and popular music to explore the surprising yet profound link between two quintessentially American institutions: Musical Theatre and Mormonism.
A memoir by Harold Prince, the most honored director/producer in the history of the American theater looks back over his seventy-year (and counting!) career.
Bound together by their shared interest in 'Hamilton: an American Musical', the authors in this volume diverge from a common touchstone to uncover the unique moment presented by this phenomenon.
The American History Musical in Context: From the American Revolution to the 21st Century gives students a fresh look at history-based musicals, helping readers to understand the American story through one of the country's most celebrated art forms: the musical.
By OKCU alum Dr. Jake Johnson, this book shifts the focus of musical theater studies away from Broadway and investigates how people make use of musicals in everyday contexts..
The book profiles 150 of the best, biggest, most influential, and most fascinating Broadway musicals and plays ever produced, spanning the mid-nineteenth century to the twenty-first century.
An endlessly entertaining and informative look at how musicals have both reflected and adapted to America's changing mores.
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782.14 OL5m 2022
(3rd Floor DBL)
From classroom analysis through to practical application, this text guides readers through a structured approach to understanding, disseminating and more importantly, articulating how a musical works. A perfect tool for students of musical theatre, its practical benefits of understanding the form, and realizing that it can be applied to any age musical, will benefit any theatre person in helping articulate all of those abstract feelings that are inherent in this art form.
Rock the Audition defines what is required of the actor-singer to succeed in the audition room and gives the aspiring performer the tools necessary to interpret rock material with abandon, creativity, and inspiration. This book shows those interested in auditioning for a rock musical how to holistically embody the essence of the show for which they are auditioning.
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782.140268 So698h 2011
(3rd Floor DBL)
The complete collected lyrics of Stephen Sondheim,with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines, amplifications, dogmas, harangues, digressions, anecdotes and miscellany.
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792.6028 F658g 2009
(3rd Floor DBL)
An easy-to-use handbook that offers practical advice on all the facets of auditioning, walking the reader step by step through the audition process, explaining what to expect, how to behave, and how to prepare for a winning audition.
Author, acting teacher, and musical theatre program director Amy Rogers offers an honest, no-nonsense guide to the musical theatre audition.
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792.6089 D719b 2023
(3rd Floor DBL)
Casting is always a political act, situated within a power structure that gives preference to the Broadway Body. In Broadway Bodies, author Ryan Donovan explores how ability, sexuality, and size intersect with gender, race, and ethnicity in casting and performance.
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782.14 F854b 2010
(3rd Floor DBL)
Includes nearly 80 quizzes on every aspect of the Broadway musical including sections devoted to the careers of major Broadway stars songwriters directors and producers ranging from Ethel Merman to Stephen Sondheim.
Call Number:
782.140973 T361L 2023
(3rd Floor DBL)
A book that looks to the Broadway musicals of the past decade for help understanding the current state of LGBTQ politics in the United States.
Call Number:
782.1409 B881o 2023
(3rd Floor DBL)
An exploration on how a story that has been hailed as "the American fairy tale" serves as a guide for thinking about the art form of the American musical and how both reveal American identity to be a utopian performance.
A book of Broadway trivia that covers every era from the beginning of the art form to the present day.
Call Number:
792.609 M618i 2020
(3rd Floor DBL)
In this volume, Miller takes you on a short but fantastic journey through the first decade and a half of the new millennium, guided by deep dives into eleven of the musicals that represent the astonishing variety and fearlessness of this new Golden Age.
