Title Changed for good : a feminist history of the Broadway musical / Stacy Wolf

Published Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) : illustrations Summary From Maria in 'West Side Story' to Tracy Turnblatt in 'Hairspray' and Elphaba in 'Wicked', female characters in Broadway musicals have belted and crooned their way into the American psyche. In this book, Stacy Wolf illuminates the women of American musical theatre from the start of the cold war to the present day Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Schwartz, Stephen. Wicked. SUBJECT Wicked (Schwartz, Stephen) fast Subject Musicals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History and criticism Women in the theater -- United States -- History Feminism and theater. MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Musicals. PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- Broadway & Musical Revue. Feminism and theater Musicals Women in the theater New York (State) -- New York United States Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780195378238 0195378237 9780195378245 0195378245 9780199897018 0199897018

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