Staging Rebellion in the Musical, Hair
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Staging Rebellion in the Musical, Hair

Marginalised Voices in Musical Theatre

  1. 180 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Staging Rebellion in the Musical, Hair

Marginalised Voices in Musical Theatre

About this book

This volume provides a comprehensive survey of the musical Hair and will offer critical analysis which focuses on giving voice to those who are historically considered to be on the margins of musical theatre history.

Sarah Browne interrogates key scenes from the musical which will seek to identify the relationship between performance and the cultural moment. Whilst it is widely acknowledged that Hair is a product of the sixties counter-culture, this study will place the analysis in its socio-historical context to specifically reveal American values towards race, gender, and adolescence. In arguing that Hair is a rebellion against the established normative values of both American society and the art form of the musical itself, this book will suggest ways in which Hair can be considered utopian: not only as a utopian 'text' but in the practices and values it embodies, and the emotions it generates in its audiences.

This book will be of great interest to scholars and students of music, musical theatre, popular music, American studies, film studies, gender studies, or African American studies.

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Information

Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781000626339
Edition
1
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Foreword
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 Hair: Origins, Forms, and the ‘Fragmented’ Musical
  12. Part I: Race
  13. Part II: Gender
  14. Part III: Hair and Its Resonances
  15. 9 Conclusion
  16. Index