{"product_id":"9781350604643","title":"It Started Out Like A Song When Musical Theatre Characters Know They’re Singing","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIt Started Out Like A Song\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhen Musical Theatre Characters Know They’re Singing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDan Rubins\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\u003eWhen musical theatre characters break into song, do they know that they're singing? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt Started Out Like A Song \u003c\/i\u003etakes a tour of musicals past and present, from \u003ci\u003eOklahoma! \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eKiss Me, Kate\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eHamilton\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Strange Loop\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring the moments where characters are aware of their own music-making.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first-book length exploration of diegetic song in the musical theatre form, this lively and analytical study introduces the concept of self-awareness in the musical form and frames it for students trying to understand how musicals are written as well as for those approaching the writing and creation of their own shows. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining sustained narrative analysis with historical perspective, the book includes original interviews and conversations with featured writers and composers from Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, Will Aronson and Hue Park, Adam Guettel, Charles Hart, Rupert Holmes, Michael R. Jackson, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Stephen Schwartz and Maury Yeston to shed a light on how diegetic music shapes the creation. It also brings together conversations with directors such as Scott Ellis, Daniel Fish, Rebecca Frecknall, Maria Friedman, and Jerry Zaks and performers Jonathan Groff, Jennifer Holliday, Andrea McArdle, Jessie Mueller, Kelli O'Hara and Adam Pascal to shed light on how moments of conscious music-making are staged and performed in the broader context of their characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy exploring the ways in which musical theatre characters acknowledge and celebrate their own music - from crooning cowhands serenading their crushes to haunted sopranos at the Paris Opera - this book re-centres the story of singing itself at the heart of the art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDan Rubins\u003c\/b\u003e is a theater writer and critic based in New York City. He contributes reviews and features to \u003ci\u003eTheatermania\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlant Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is the host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers\u003c\/i\u003e. He also serves as the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Hear Your Song, a national non-profit empowering youth with serious illnesses through song-writing.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 June 2027\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\u003e9781350604643\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\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":51331326017676,"sku":"9781350604643","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350604643","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}