MUSICAL: RACE, GENDER AND PERFORMANCE.

Description:

"This study explores one of the most popular and successful of genres, yet one that has not fully enjoyed critical recognition to match. Combining a detailed analysis of individual musicals with an in-depth consideration of racial and gender issues, Susan Smith examines the rich interactions that occur between music, performance and narrrative, as well as the use of the female voice and the female singer in certain 'Pygmalion'/'Svengali'-style narratives. Films studied include Show Boat (1936, 1951), Cabin in the Sky (1943), Singin' in the Rain (1952), A Star is Born (1954), West Side Story (1961), My Fair Lady (1964) and Funny Girl (1968)"--Cover, p. [4]

subjects: Musicals, history and criticism,  Women in literature,  Musical films,  History and criticism,  Sex role in motion pictures,  Race in motion pictures,  Voice in motion pictures,  Musicals,  Films musicaux,  Histoire et critique,  Role selon le sexe au cinema,  Race au cinema,  Voix au cinema,  Funny girl (Motion picture),  My fair lady (Motion picture),  West Side story (Motion picture),  Star is born (Motion picture : 1954),  Singin' in the rain (Motion picture),  Cabin in the sky (Motion picture),  Show boat (Motion picture : 1951),  Show boat (Motion picture : 1936)