Changed for Good: A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical

by Stacy Wolf

Book Overview

From Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls" to Nina in "In the Heights" and Elphaba in "Wicked," female characters in Broadway musicals have belted and crooned their way into the American psyche. In this lively book, Stacy Wolf illuminates the women of American musical theatre - performers, creators, and characters -- from the start of the cold war to the present day, creating a new, feminist history of the genre. Moving from decade to decade, Wolf first highlights...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195378245
• ISBN13: 9780195378245
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"