{"product_id":"women-in-american-musical-theatre-essays-on-composers-lyricists-librettists-arrangers-choreographers-designers-directors-producers-and-perform-paperback","title":"Women in American Musical Theatre: Essays on Composers, Lyricists, Librettists, Arrangers, Choreographers, Designers, Directors, Producers and Perform - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBud Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJudith A. Sebesta\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBud Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e is chair of the Department of Theatre \u0026amp; 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. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith A. Sebesta\u003c\/b\u003e is Executive Director of the Institute for Competency-Based Education at Texas A\u0026amp;M University-Commerce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.97 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131618496647,"sku":"9780786433827","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/207af8d6d186a1f7a3ab79fcfd25270c.webp?v=1732620324","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/women-in-american-musical-theatre-essays-on-composers-lyricists-librettists-arrangers-choreographers-designers-directors-producers-and-perform-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}