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by Bud Coleman (Editor); Judith A. Sebesta (Editor)


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Throughout the twentieth century women have made significant contributions to the creation of American musical theatre. Directing, choreographing, writing, arranging, producing and designing musicals in a variety of venues throughout America, women have played a significant role in shaping the development of musical theatre both on and off Broadway and in regional, educational, and community venues. The essays in this book examine the history of women in musical theatre, providing biographical descriptions of the women themselves; analyses and interpretations of their productions; and several accounts of how being a woman affected the artists' careers.

Topics include the similarities among the careers of successful but neglected lyricists Rida Johnson Young, Anne Caldwell, and Dorothy Donnelly; the Depression-era productions of Hallie Flanagan and Cheryl Crawford; the transformation of the classic "showgirl" image through the dances and stage movement created by prominent female choreographers; and a survey of numerical data highlighting the discrepancy between the number of men versus the number of women hired to direct professional musical productions in various venues across the United States.

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  • Title Women in American Musical Theatre: Essays on Composers, Lyricists, Librettists, Arrangers, Choreographers, Designers, Directors, Producers and Perform
  • Author Bud Coleman (Editor); Judith A. Sebesta (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 292
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company, North Carolina
  • Date 2008-06-04
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780786433827 / 0786433825
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.97 x 6.06 x 0.67 in (22.78 x 15.39 x 1.70 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Women composers - United States, Women musical theater producers and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008009206
  • Dewey Decimal Code 792.608

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Citations

  • Chronicle of Higher Education, 09/12/2008, Page 21
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2008, Page 260

About the author

Bud Coleman is chair of the Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A former dancer with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Fort Worth Ballet, Kinesis, and Ballet Austin, he has directed and choreographed numerous musical productions. Judith A. Sebesta is Executive Director of the Institute for Competency-Based Education at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
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