This wide-ranging, two-volume encyclopedia of musicals old and new
will captivate young fans-and prove invaluable to those
contemplating staging a musical production. Written with high
school students in mind, The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of
Stage, Screen, and Song encompasses not only Broadway and film
musicals, but also made-for-television musicals, a genre that has
been largely ignored. The two volumes cover significant musicals in
easily accessible entries that offer both useful information and
fun facts. Each entry lists the work's writers, composers,
directors, choreographers, and cast, and includes a song list, a
synopsis, and descriptions of the original production and important
revivals or remakes. Biographical entries share the stories of some
of the brightest and most celebrated talents in the business. The
encyclopedia will undoubtedly ignite and feed student interest in
musical theatre. At the same time, it will prove a wonderful
resource for teachers or community theatre directors charged with
selecting and producing shows. In fact, anyone interested in
theatre, film, television, or music will be fascinated by the
work's tantalizing bits of historical and theatre trivia. Offers
700 alphabetically arranged entries related to musicals in theatre,
film, and television Spans the history of musical theatre from
Gilbert and Sullivan operettas in the late 1800s to the present
Concentrates on musicals that are historically important and/or of
mainstream interest, as well as those that might be examined in a
high school music, music history, or theatre class Features a
teacher-friendly guide to the most popular musicals performed by
high schools, discussing casting/characters, costume needs, notes
on the difficulty of the music, and more Includes a selected
bibliography, discography, and videography as well as a chronology
capturing key events in the history of the musical
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