Studies in Musical Theatre 

About: Studies in Musical Theatre is an academic journal published by Intellect. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Musical & Dance. It has an ISSN identifier of 1750-3159. Over the lifetime, 247 publications have been published receiving 462 citations.

The re-vocalization of logos?: thinking, doing and disseminating voice

Abstract: How do we think, do and disseminate voice? In unpacking the implications of such a question from the perspective of UK Higher Education, Thomaidis draws on case studies of recent doctoral projects in order to examine practice into, for and through research. This chapter revisits Cavarero’s critique of logocentrism and extends it in relation to the two axes of logos-as-reason and logos-as-language in vocal knowledge and dissemination. In deconstructing the epistemologies of voice in training and research programmes, the chapter argues for a praxical understanding of voice that allows for multiple and contingent engagements with its phonic element within the academy. This is a reworked and expanded version of an earlier article, serving as Chapter 1 in the volume Voice Studies: Critical Approaches to Process, Performance and Experience

Billy Elliot The Musical: visual representations of working-class masculinity and the all-singing, all-dancing bo[d]y

Abstract: According to Cynthia Weber, ‘[d]ance is commonly thought of as liberating, transformative, empowering, transgressive, and even as dangerous’. Yet ballet as a masculine activity still remains a suspect phenomenon. This paper will challenge this claim in relation to Billy Elliot the Musical and its critical reception. The transformation of the visual representation of the human body on stage (from an ephemeral existence to a timeless work of art) will be discussed and analysed vis-a-vis the text and sub-texts of Stephen Daldry’s direction and Peter Darling’s choreography. The dynamics of working-class masculinity will be contextualised within the framework of the family, the older female, the community, the self and the act of dancing itself.

"attention must be paid," cried the balladeer: the concept musical defined

Abstract: OF THESIS “ATTENTION MUST BE PAID,” CRIED THE BALLADEER: THE CONCEPT MUSICAL DEFINED The concept musical, a fourth category of American musical theatre, has been accepted as a legitimate category but never fully defined. This study examined the attributes making up the category (theme, structure, character, and song), identified the hallmarks of the category, and provided a concise definition. Two concept musicals, Company and A Chorus Line were analyzed.