{"product_id":"9781350459496-jukebox-musicals-42nd-street-to-moulin-rouge","title":"Jukebox Musicals","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrazy for You to MJ the Musical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat was Broadway's first Jukebox Musical?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat does \u003ci\u003e42nd Street\u003c\/i\u003e have in common with \u003ci\u003eMoulin Rouge!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMamma Mia!\u003c\/i\u003e ?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Broadway ever fall out of love with the Jukebox Musical form?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssential Musicals: Jukebox Musicals\u003c\/i\u003e defines what is meant by this much over-used term whilst taking care to draw a distinction between it and a revue. Taking a historical, survey approach it looks at when these shows first appeared on Broadway and how they become a dominant genre, offering a critical approach as to how something that used to be an anomaly is now the norm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough a chronological look at 10 case studies this book asks questions related to rising production costs through to audience appeal behind bringing well-known catalogs of music to the stage. It ponders the question: is there a shortage of original music being written for the musical genre or is there something else at play? Examining the origins, development and reception for each of these shows it offers an academic discussion of the most divisive sub-genres of the musical form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in Methuen Drama's \u003ci\u003eEssential Musicals\u003c\/i\u003e series, this book is perfect for students of Musical Theatre, drawing together different resources to dig into the backstories of Broadway’s biggest hits and mining the historical record for nuggets of information that illuminate our understanding and enhance our enjoyment of musical theatre’s unique brand of magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53539753623926,"sku":"9781350459496","price":42.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32492454.jpg?v=1737679757","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781350459496-jukebox-musicals-42nd-street-to-moulin-rouge","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}