African-American perspectives in musical theatre / Eric M. Glover.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glover, Eric M., author.

Contributor:

Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Fund of The Savoy Company.

Series:

Topics in musical theatre

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans in musical theater--History.

African Americans in musical theater.

Musical theater--United States--History.

Musical theater.

Music and race.

United States.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

126 pages ; 17 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Methuen Drama, 2024.

Summary:

"From Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins's 1879 musical Peculiar Sam to Lynn Nottage's 2021 musical MJ, the 'Black musical' does not get the credit it deserves for sustaining the genre we know and love. This introductory book is devoted to representative African-American perspectives in musical theatre from the literature of slavery and freedom, 1746-1865, to the contemporary period, offering the reader case studies of what the 'Black musical' is, how it works, and why it matters"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

An Anti-Racist Approach to the Study of Culture : The Black Musical as a Mode of Inquiry

'Way over Jordan' : Bondage and Freedom in Peculiar Sam (1879) and Choir Boy (2012)

'Everything reminds me of you' : Memory and Rememory as Narrative Techniques in Shuffle Along (1921) and Shuffle Along or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016)

'Home' : Initiation Rites and Other 'Rites of Passage' in The Wiz (1975) and Passing Strange (2008)

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alfred Reginald Allen Memorial Fund of The Savoy Company.

Other Format:

Online version: Glover, Eric M. African-American perspectives in musical theatre.

ISBN:

9781350247710

1350247715

OCLC:

1312803512

Publisher Number:

99995500669