Children, Childhood, and Musical Theater (Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present)

By: James Leve and Donelle Ruwe

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Synopsis: Bringing together scholars from musicology, literature, childhood studies, and theater,　this volume examines the ways in which children's musicals tap into adult nostalgia for childhood while appealing to the needs and consumer potential of the child. The contributors take up a wide range of musicals, including works inspired by the books of children's authors such as Roald Dahl, P.L. Travers, and Francis Hodgson Burnett; created by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lionel Bart, and other leading lights of musical theater; or conceived for a cast made up entirely of children. The collection examines musicals that propagate or complicate normative attitudes regarding what childhood is or should be. It also considers the child performer in movie musicals as well as in professional and amateur stage musicals. This far-ranging collection highlights the special place that musical theater occupies in the imaginations and lives of children as well as adults. The collection comes at a time of increased importance of musical theater in the lives of children and young adults.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781317167730
Related ISBNs:: 9781315571539, 9781472475336, 9781472475336
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 02/19/20
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, James Leve and Donelle Ruwe
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: James Leve
Edited by:: Donelle Ruwe