scholarly journals Why Canadians Can't Write Musicals

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jim Betts
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Oral Tradition ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Musical Theatre ◽  
Art Form ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Professional Environment ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Musical Theatre

The Canadian Musical Theatre community may include talented writers, directors and producers, but it does not exist in a properly functioning professional environment. In some respects, the Canadian Musical Theatre is closer to an "oral tradition" than a 21st Century art form. The community lacks leadership, focus, and resources. There is a significant need for effective training programs and realistic, well-supported development opportunities. The history of the Canadian Musical Theatre has some similarities to the history of the American Musical Theatre, but its development may lag about 50 years behind.

Better Foot Forward, the History of American Musical Theatre

1977 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 280
Author(s):  
Vincent C. Brann ◽  
Ethan Mordden
Keyword(s):  
Musical Theatre ◽  
History Of ◽  
American Musical Theatre

On Broadway: Art and Commerce on the Great White Way. By Steven Adler. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2004; pp. 250. $27 paper; $55 cloth; Our Musicals, Ourselves: A Social History of the American Musical Theatre. By John Bush Jones. Brandeis University Press, Waltham, MA (Lebanon, NH: UPNE), 2003; pp. 383. $29.95 cloth.

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 346-349
Author(s):  
Thomas S. Hischak
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Musical Theatre ◽  
Southern Illinois ◽  
American Theatre ◽  
Commercial Theatre ◽  
History Of ◽  
Southern Illinois University ◽  
American Musical Theatre

While few would argue that commercial theatre on Broadway today is the artistic heart of the American theatre, fascination with Broadway and its productions has not diminished, as witnessed by Steven Adler's thorough and thought-provoking study of contemporary producing, On Broadway: Art and Commerce on the Great White Way. Having interviewed sixty-six professionals in the field over a period of five years, Adler is able to cover his subject from many angles as he allows each person to offer opinions on everything from the corporate involvement in Broadway to the absence of scenes from nonmusicals on the annual Tony Awards broadcast.

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