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A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical by Stacy Wolf (review)

Wolf begins her study with an account of “Defying Gravity,” the Act 1 finale of the blockbuster musical Wicked, in which the green-skinned ...

See these Broadway shows directed by women

From historical musicals to tightly choreographed dramas to theatrical concerts, here are the Broadway shows directed by women you can see now.

Changed for Good : A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical

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 ...

14 Broadway Musicals Composed By Women That You Should Know

Here's a list of some Broadway musicals with either female composers or lyricists that everyone should know.

Review: The feminist musical Suffs marches on Broadway - TimeOut

Suffs is a full-throated musical call to action, and its message is neither subtle nor ambivalent: It wants to light a fire under you. But this ...

12 Classic Musicals, Ranked By Degrees Of Sexism | Ravishly

12 Classic Musicals, Ranked By Degrees Of Sexism · Oklahoma!, 1943 · Flower Drum Song, 1958 · Jesus Christ Superstar, 1973.

12 Unforgettable Female-Led Musicals - Broadway Licensing

12 Unforgettable Female-Led Musicals · A Night with Janis Joplin Written and Created by Randy Johnson · The Cher Show Book by Rick Elice · Grey Gardens Book by ...

Broadway is awash in bad pop musicals pretending to be ... - Vox

Once Upon a One More Time is a lumpy slurry of Britney Spears, Cinderella, and Betty Friedan. For some reason, it's part of a bigger trend.

Changed for good : a feminist history of the Broadway musical

From Maria in 'West Side Story' to Tracy Turnblatt in 'Hairspray' and Elphaba in 'Wicked', female characters in Broadway musicals have belted and crooned ...

Broadway's Golden-Age Shows and #MeToo | The Nation

... shows off her chops. The female leads in two Broadway revivals are blazing through such numbers eight times a week these days, both in ...

Our 11 Favorite Performances by Women in Movie Musicals

Our 11 Favorite Performances by Women in Movie Musicals · Rita Moreno - WEST SIDE STORY · More videos on YouTube · Ellen Greene - LITTLE SHOP OF ...

musicals #feminism #sa #fyp #theatre #westsidestory #broadway ...

Don't even sweat, you hear me? Hey, a girl give me a nosebleed. She just bought herself a ticket to the house of detention. What about us? Right ...

Changed for Good: A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical

Wolf's history is impressively broad in scope; it chronicles roughly sixty years of American musical theater history (from the 1950s to today), and discusses ...

Feminist Theater Definition, Features & Plays - Lesson - Study.com

A type of theater that focuses on the social and political struggles of women, their history and accomplishments, and the systems that oppress women.

Rock Follies review: powerful new musical brings 1970s feminist TV ...

The show has been reimagined as a stage musical with a new book by Chloë Moss that showcases the TV show's original music from Howard Schuman and Roxy Music's ...

Female Broadway Solos - playlist by Anna Porter - Spotify

Playlist · Female Broadway Solos · 171 items · 2K saves.

'Six: The Musical' reclaims history via feminist pop

Six” tells the stories of the women—all six of them—who were married to Henry VIII. It is a modern presentation of the complexities and ...

"Mamma Mia" is a Feminist Exploration of Choice

After sitting through three encores, I realized: Mamma Mia is a feminist musical. ... But as an avid theater lover, I believe that musicals ...

Feminist Approaches to Musical Theatre - Bloomsbury Publishing

Through case studies of shows such as Guys and Dolls, Evita, A Strange Loop and Ragtime, Feminist Approaches outlines five techniques for analyzing musical ...