Discovering Musicals
A Liberal Arts Guide to Stage and Screen
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One of the few studies that cover both Broadway and Hollywood musicals, this book explores a majority of the most famous musicals over the past two centuries plus a select number of overlooked gems. Doubling as an introductory college and university text for musical, dance and theater majors and a guide for both musical connoisseurs and novices, the book includes YouTube references of nearly 1000 examples of dances and songs from musicals.
About the Author:
Marc Raymond Strauss is a professor emeritus of theater and dance from Southeast Missouri State University. He lives in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Press Reviews:
"An ideal curriculum textbook...informative and thoroughly ‘reader friendly’...recommended"―Midwest Book Review.
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