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Studies in Musical Theatre 16.2 is out now!

Intellect is pleased to announce that Studies in Musical Theatre 16.2 is out now!

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Aims & Scope

Studies in Musical Theatre is a peer-reviewed journal and the first academic periodical in this area. We would like to invite contributions that explore any aspect of the musical on-stage or on-screen. For example:

music theatre and musical theatre;
archival and production research;
narratives of the musical stage ;
historiographical perspectives;
musicological and dramaturgical approaches;
performance and performance practice;
approaches to training and the industry;
the fusion of words and music;
the use of music and song within ‘straight’ theatre;
paralinguistics and rhetorical expression;
negotiating the art/entertainment divide;
the academic study of musical theatre.

The journal also welcomes contributions from recognized practitioners in the field, which may include writers, directors, MDs, performers, coaches, etc.

Issue 16.2

Editorial

ELIZABETH WOLLMAN AND JESSICA STERNFELD

Articles

A hairy affair: Applying translation studies concepts and methods to the musical theatre

STEFANIE BARSCHDORF AND CRISTINA PELIGRA

‘Why We Build the Wall’: Hegemony, memory and current events in Hadestown

VALERIE LYNN SCHRADER

Exploring musical theatre performance synergy: Accessing seven performative processes

JACQUI CUNY

Reviews Editorial

DOMINIC BROOMFIELD-MCHUGH AND HANNAH ROBBINS