{"product_id":"9781350509375","title":"Jason Robert Brown A Critical Companion","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMusical Theatre Critical Companions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eJason Robert Brown\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Companion\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRebecca Applin Warner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Broadway \u0026amp; Musicals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first critical companion to the world of multi-Tony Award-winning American musical theatre practitioner Jason Robert Brown,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e hailed as “one of Broadway's smartest and most sophisticated songwriters since Stephen Sondheim” (Philadelphia Inquirer).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRather than taking a show-by-show approach, \u003ci\u003eJason Robert Brown: A Critical Companion\u003c\/i\u003e is structured according to topics of analysis, moving through three parts: Techniques, Identities, and Adaptation. All of Robert Brown's main musicals are covered, including the song cycle \u003ci\u003eSongs For a New World\u003c\/i\u003e; chamber musical \u003ci\u003eThe Last 5 Years\u003c\/i\u003e; original musicals \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr Saturday Night \u003c\/i\u003ethrough to adaptions such as \u003ci\u003eThe Bridges of Madison County\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Urban Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book fuses together narratological analysis with musicological analysis, considering the influences on Brown's music and the way that words and music portray protagonists, narrative, relationships and identities across his works. The final chapter gives comparative analysis to garner a portrait of Jason Robert Brown as an artist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in Methuen Drama's Musical Theatre Critical Companion series this book combines traditional essays with primary research and practitioner interviews that offer a fresh look at key moments of musical theatre as a form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRebecca Applin Warner\u003c\/b\u003e has been a freelance composer for theatre for 17 years, primarily writing musicals. She has taught on the Musical Theatre Writing Masters degree at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK and the Musical Theatre Writing module at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, UK. Previous publications include chapters in \u003ci\u003eThe Musical Theatre Composer as Dramatist \u003c\/i\u003e(Methuen Drama), \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of the British Musical\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReframing the Musical\u003c\/i\u003e as well as publication in the \u003ci\u003eStudies in Musical Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e journal. She sits on the steering committee of the British Musical Theatre Research Institute.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 October 2029\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350509375\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63046827966604,"sku":"9781350509375","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_8fdfdc62-89ce-4395-a936-5b7e5b32f4e0.jpg?v=1792194204","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350509375","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}