Scenography in Musical Theatre

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Scenography in Musical Theatre

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Scenography in Musical Theatre answers the questions: What are the ways that scenography acts as a mode of storytelling within the genre of musical theatre?; Who are the major designers that have shaped the way in which audiences expect musicals to look and sound?; and what have innovations in design technology and practice enabled composers and lyricists to do with musical theatre that were not possible before?

This introductory text describes and analyses, within the context of the theatrical event, the theories, strategies, and tools of creative design for the purposes of performance. Aimed at a reader with little knowledge of theatre design, this book demonstrates the dynamics of good design through the works of influential designers who have collaborated on the seminal repertoire of the Anglo-American musical theatre since 1960.

Through detailed historical analysis readers learn to recognize the importance of play analysis in theatre design. They also discover how to identify the fundamentals of design process, and recognize the role of individual design areas such as scenery, costumes, lighting, sound and projection in visualizing the work of composers, lyricists, and bookwriters.

Published as part of the Topics in Musical Theatre series, this foundational book opens the readers' eyes to the processes that underlie musical theatrical design and provides them with an appreciation of the designer's role in the production of musical theatre for Broadway and the West End.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Influential Musical Theatre Design Since 1945
Chapter 2: Creative Processes
Chapter 3: Designers as Collaborators
Chapter 4: Innovations in Storytelling
Chapter 5: Shaping Audience Experience and Expectations
Chapter 6: Musical Theatre and New Technologies
Afterwords
Notes
Suggested Reading
Index

Product details

Explore Methuen Drama
Published 21 Sep 2023
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 112
ISBN 9781350248250
Imprint Methuen Drama
Dimensions 165 x 121 mm
Series Topics in Musical Theatre
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Stephen A. Di Benedetto

Stephen A. Di Benedetto is Professor and Chair of…

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