On Shelf at CCBC Libraries
The Broadway Song: A Singer's Guide by Call Number: MT956 .C63 2015
Race and the Broadway Musical by Call Number: ML3918.M85 H64 2014
African Americans on the Great White Way by Call Number: ML3918.M85 H64 2014
Broadway Musicals by Call Number: ML1711.8.N3 N62 2012
Writing Musical Theater by Call Number: MT67 .C6 2006
The Musical: Race, Gender and Performance by Call Number: ML2054 .S65 2005
So, You're the New Musical Director! by
So, You're the New Musical Director is aimed at the person who has music training but little or no experience with musical theatre, the high school choral director with a degree in music education, or the actor participating in community theatre productions. It details the duties involved in directing a broadway musical, including overseeing singer and orchestra rehearsals and conducting the musical itself. The chapters follow the actual progression of a musical from a discussion of the production team's responsibilities to the final bow. Filled with photos, illustrations, and examples, So, You're the New Musical Director is a comprehensive guide that no one involved in musical theatre should be without.
Call Number: MT955 .L37 2001
- Musical TheatreCombining music, dance and dialogue to tell visually and emotionally engaging stories, Musical theater can be traced back to ancient Greece, where musicians would often accompany lines delivered by actors. But it wasn’t until the late 19th century that musical theatre took hold in America.
- Acting In MusicalsOnce, Greek dramas were told through song and dance. The musical director controls the music and the actor's performance while he or she is singing. Rick Fox and Cynthia Dale rehearse a song from "Cyrano."
- 1930s Hollywood MusicalsThis program takes a look at the musicals of the 1930s, exploring how Hollywood used the musical as a way to provide much needed escapism during the Great Depression, and introduced stars like Shirley Temple and Betty Grable to the screen.
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Online from CCBC Libraries
A Guide for Music Directors in School & Community Theatre by Publication Date: 2016
The Role of Women in Musical Theatre by Publication Date: 2015150 Definitive Plays and Musicals by
Publication Date: 2015
A Research and Information Guide by Publication Date: 2011
The A to Z of the Broadway Musical by Publication Date: 2009
The Megamusical by Publication Date: 2006A History of Broadway Musical Theater by
Publication Date: 2001
