Bringing together a group of international scholars from diverse academic backgrounds, this edited collection analyses the cultural phenomenon Grease. From the stage show’s first appearance in 1971 and the Hollywood film of 1978 to 21st century responses to the ‘Grease Megamix’, ‘Grease is the Word’ reflects on the musical’s impact and enduring legacy. With essays covering everything from production histories and political representations to the film's industrial impact, stars and reception, the book shines a spotlight on one of Broadway's and Hollywood’s biggest commercial successes. By adopting a range of perspectives, and drawing on various visual, textual and archival sources, the contributors maintain a vibrant dialogue throughout, off...
With the end of the Hollywood studio era, big budget blockbuster musicals had to find ways to compet...
This critical introduction to British musical theatre since 1950 is the first book to discuss its po...
In this chapter, I explore the role of history in Hollywood musicals, from the 1920s through until t...
The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as greasers. T...
The Oxford Handbook of The American Musical offers new and cutting-edge essays on the most important...
This dissertation proposes that we consider Broadway’s history and genre development to be periodic ...
This dissertation proposes that we consider Broadway’s history and genre development to be periodic ...
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical provides an accessible introduction to one of the liveliest a...
For my THET223 class, Text and Context in Western Theatre, our final research paper was based on an...
In the last decades of the twentieth century, West End musicals exploded onto the world stage throug...
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical provides an accessible introduction to one of the liveliest a...
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical provides an accessible introduction to one of the liveliest a...
As the "live television musical event" becomes increasingly popular among consumers of live theatre ...
This paper revolves around the Hollywood musical. In its history of over eighty years, has it evolve...
As the "live television musical event" becomes increasingly popular among consumers of live theatre...
With the end of the Hollywood studio era, big budget blockbuster musicals had to find ways to compet...
This critical introduction to British musical theatre since 1950 is the first book to discuss its po...
In this chapter, I explore the role of history in Hollywood musicals, from the 1920s through until t...
The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as greasers. T...
The Oxford Handbook of The American Musical offers new and cutting-edge essays on the most important...
This dissertation proposes that we consider Broadway’s history and genre development to be periodic ...
This dissertation proposes that we consider Broadway’s history and genre development to be periodic ...
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical provides an accessible introduction to one of the liveliest a...
For my THET223 class, Text and Context in Western Theatre, our final research paper was based on an...
In the last decades of the twentieth century, West End musicals exploded onto the world stage throug...
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical provides an accessible introduction to one of the liveliest a...
The Cambridge Companion to the Musical provides an accessible introduction to one of the liveliest a...
As the "live television musical event" becomes increasingly popular among consumers of live theatre ...
This paper revolves around the Hollywood musical. In its history of over eighty years, has it evolve...
As the "live television musical event" becomes increasingly popular among consumers of live theatre...
With the end of the Hollywood studio era, big budget blockbuster musicals had to find ways to compet...
This critical introduction to British musical theatre since 1950 is the first book to discuss its po...
In this chapter, I explore the role of history in Hollywood musicals, from the 1920s through until t...