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Our Musicals, Ourselves
John Bush Jones
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Description for Our Musicals, Ourselves
Paperback. Our Musicals, Ourselves is the first full-scale social history of the American musical theatre from the imported Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas of the late nineteenth century to such recent musicals as "The Producers" and "Urinetown". John Bush Jones uses musicals as a way of illuminating broader social and cultural themes of the times. Num Pages: 426 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
Our Musicals, Ourselves is the first full-scale social history of the American musical theater from the imported Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas of the late nineteenth century to such recent musicals as The Producers and Urinetown. While many aficionados of the Broadway musical associate it with wonderful, diversionary shows like The Music Man or My Fair Lady, John Bush Jones instead selects musicals for their social relevance and the extent to which they engage, directly or metaphorically, contemporary politics and culture. Organized chronologically, with some liberties taken to keep together similarly themed musicals, Jones examines dozens of Broadway ... Read more
Our Musicals, Ourselves is the first full-scale social history of the American musical theater from the imported Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas of the late nineteenth century to such recent musicals as The Producers and Urinetown. While many aficionados of the Broadway musical associate it with wonderful, diversionary shows like The Music Man or My Fair Lady, John Bush Jones instead selects musicals for their social relevance and the extent to which they engage, directly or metaphorically, contemporary politics and culture. Organized chronologically, with some liberties taken to keep together similarly themed musicals, Jones examines dozens of Broadway ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
426
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780874519044
SKU
V9780874519044
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About John Bush Jones
John Bush Jones is a retired Professor of Theater Arts at Brandeis University. He has written theater criticism for numerous publications, including the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Herald, and the New England Theater Journal. He has directed dozens of musicals in professional, community, and university theaters.
Reviews for Our Musicals, Ourselves
"Chicago's haul at the Oscars and the box office makes this an auspicious time for... new surveys of American musical theater. Our Musicals, Ourselves is the most interesting of the bunch. Author John Bush Jones pairs the history of musicals with that of America itself." - Variety; "The strength of this sweeping thesis is its scope... But the fun comes ... Read more