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The Musical: Race, Gender, and Performance

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Examining not only the structure and style of the musical, Susan Smith also addresses the relationship between narrative and musical numbers. The text also addresses the way in which image and soundtrack are connected, the possibility of dance and music as language and the role and representation of women and ethnic characters. Films studied include Top Hat (1935), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Cabin in the Sky (1943), An American in Paris (1951), West Side Story (1961) Dancer in the Dark (2000), and Moulin Rouge ...

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The Musical: Race, Gender, and Performance 2005, Wallflower Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9781904764373

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