{"product_id":"breaking-into-song-why-you-shouldnt-hate-musicals-9781914228025","title":"Breaking Into Song: Why You Shouldn't Hate Musicals","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book is a fascinating cri de coeur and made me question\u003cbr\u003e everything I think about musicals\"\u003c\/strong\u003e Alan Cumming \u003cp\u003eA book for those who can't stand musicals, those who love them, and every theatregoer, academic, practitioner and student in between. \u003cem\u003eBreaking Into Song\u003c\/em\u003e explores theatre's most divisive genre, and asks the fundamental questions: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat makes a musical?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy are they so polarising?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd why have we allowed a form so full of possibility to become so repetitive and restrictive?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough a series of essays, London-based director, dramaturg and musical theatre specialist Adam Lenson asks what audiences can do to stay open minded and what creatives can do to make new musicals better. Examining both sides of the divide, he explores how those who both love and hate musicals can expand the possibilities of this misunderstood medium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDive in and discover the political foundations of the form, the difficulties in pinning down exactly what it is, the connections between musicals, video games, opera and comic books, and why a musical is, actually, a lot like a poopy baby.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"A passionate and cogently argued call to arms and a very enjoyable read\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lyn Gardner \"\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is really brilliant. If you care about\/enjoy\/work in\/struggle with\/want to understand\/have concerns for the state of musical theatre, it is essential reading. Hugely recommended\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Howard Goodall \"\u003cstrong\u003eI would advise anyone who... hates musicals... to read this book\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e Musical Theatre Review \"\u003cstrong\u003eBold, inclusive and willing to adapt, Adam Lenson's blueprint for musical theatre \u003cbr\u003e above all looks at sustainability.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e The Reviews Hub \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking Into Song\u003cbr\u003e The Wound\u003cbr\u003e On Hating Musicals\u003cbr\u003e Cash Machines\u003cbr\u003e Musicals and Comic Books\u003cbr\u003e Superpowers\u003cbr\u003e Musicals are Political\u003cbr\u003e Poopy Babies\u003cbr\u003e When Words Are No Longer Enough\u003cbr\u003e Collaboration\u003cbr\u003e Time and Memory\u003cbr\u003e Photocopying a Photocopy\u003cbr\u003e I'm Not a Genre, Not Yet a Medium\u003cbr\u003e Expertise\u003cbr\u003e What's The Point?\u003cbr\u003e Definitions\u003cbr\u003e Audiences\u003cbr\u003e Musicals and Video Games\u003cbr\u003e Can Musicals Ever Be Cool?\u003cbr\u003e The Triangle\u003cbr\u003e Tiny Bowls\u003cbr\u003e Musicals and Opera\u003cbr\u003e Digging vs Telescopes\u003cbr\u003e The Musical\u003cbr\u003e Cardboard Cities\u003cbr\u003e Musicals Cost Too Much\u003cbr\u003e Autobiography\u003cbr\u003e Opposites\u003cbr\u003e Build it and They Will Come\u003cbr\u003e What's in a Name?\u003cbr\u003e Replicas\u003cbr\u003e Stacks\u003cbr\u003e Making Space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Lenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Salamander Street Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.64h x 5.04w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914228025","brand":"Salamander Street Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46939908210825,"sku":"9781914228025","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_1860bc3b-1854-457f-a463-32e0a1080e28.jpg?v=1781660031","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/breaking-into-song-why-you-shouldnt-hate-musicals-9781914228025","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}