Her turn on stage the role of women in musical theatre

"Audiences for musical theater are predominantly women, yet the shows onstage are frequently created and produced by men. Onstage, female characters are often victims or sex objects and lack the complexity of their male counterparts. Offstage, women are under-represented among. While other area...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Barnes, Grace
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2015]
Zusammenfassung:
"Audiences for musical theater are predominantly women, yet the shows onstage are frequently created and produced by men. Onstage, female characters are often victims or sex objects and lack the complexity of their male counterparts. Offstage, women are under-represented among. While other areas of the arts rally behind gender equality, musical theater seems to disregard women"...
Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (vii, 210 Seiten)
Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-204) and index
ISBN:
9781476620459
Schlagworte:
Women in musical theater
Women musical theater producers and directors
Musical theater producers and directors
Musicals > History and criticism
Bezugswerke:
Links: