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A Dull Enigma: Historians' Analysis Of Gilbert And Sullivan's Impact On The Development Of The American Musical, Andrew Vorder Bruegge
A Dull Enigma: Historians' Analysis Of Gilbert And Sullivan's Impact On The Development Of The American Musical, Andrew Vorder Bruegge
College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Publications
Historians of musical theatre have been ambivalent when assessing the historical significance of Gilbert and Sullivan upon the development of the American musical. Historical narratives typically jump from The Black Crook to Friml, with only passing reference to G&S (and Offenbach, and Strauss). Gilbert and Sullivan (encouraged by D’Oyly Carte), however, anticipated not only most of the formal elements, but also many of the creative/production processes of the American musical genre. The shows that we associate with the “Golden Era” of the American musical theatre contain many components that G&S devised three score years earlier. Historians should acknowledge the importance …
A Dull Engima: Historians’ Analysis Of Gilbert And Sullivan’S Impact On The Development Of The American Musical Theatre, Andrew Vorder Bruegge
A Dull Engima: Historians’ Analysis Of Gilbert And Sullivan’S Impact On The Development Of The American Musical Theatre, Andrew Vorder Bruegge
College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Publications
Discussion of Gilbert and Sullivan's artistic practices that anticipated artistic practices in the American musical genre.
'Look At The Moon:' Hunter Hills Theatre: Outdoor Drama In The Smokies., Charlotte Headrick, Andrew Vorder Bruegge
'Look At The Moon:' Hunter Hills Theatre: Outdoor Drama In The Smokies., Charlotte Headrick, Andrew Vorder Bruegge
College of Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Publications
A memoir of the experiences of working at a summer theatre in the 1960s and 1970s. Originally presented at the Outdoor Drama Institute annual conference.