Dramaturgy as a concept and, more importantly, as a method did not enter the American theatre until long after the musical had been created. Accordingly, a decidedly dramaturgical view of the musical is rarely, if ever, found in production and (academic) reception. In this study, Felix Nier examines the US-American musical in terms of its dramaturgical structure. By focusing on the element song, the subgenre discourse and the socio-political component, parallel dramaturgical lines emerge that intersect, merge or diverge. According to Nier, the simultaneity of artistic and commercial logic proves to be the essence of musical dramaturgy(ies).
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Copyright year
2025
ISBN-Print
978-3-68900-356-2
ISBN-Online
978-3-68900-357-9
Publisher
Tectum, Baden-Baden
Series
Young Academics: Theaterwissenschaft
Volume
1
Language
German
Pages
98
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Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access
1 Einleitung No access
2 Über die Problemlage der Fragestellung No access
3 Eingrenzung des Dramaturgie-Begriffs No access
4 Methodische Grundlage – Bursting into Song and Dance No access
5.1 Handlungssongs No access
5.2 Charaktersongs No access
5.3 Produktionssongs No access
5.4 Reprisen und Motive No access
6.1 Integrated Musical »versus« Concept Musical No access
6.2 Der Sonderfall des Jukebox-Musicals No access
6.3 Komprimierte Musicalgenres No access
7 Das politische Moment No access
8 Fazit No access
9.1 Bühnenmusical-Verzeichnis No access
9.2 Filmographie No access
9.3 Weitere Gegenstände No access
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