Something for the Boys: Musical Theatre and Gay Culture - Softcover

Clum, John M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312238320 ISBN 13: 9780312238322

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2001

Synopsis

A look at how the world of musical theater and gay culture intertwine, from the attraction of Ethel Merman to the homophobia of Rogers and Hammerstein, explains why gay men find musical theater so attractive and offers profiles of Noel Coward, Cole Porter, Lorenz Hart, and other luminaries. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

This is a question that has plagued humankind through the ages, or at least ever since Riff lost his heart to Tony in West Side Story and Ethel Merman proved that you don't have to be a drag queen to find love with a high C. In this book, John Clum gives us a guided tour through the history of the musical comedy in UK and US culture, examining specifically why gay men find it so attractive. Along the way he shines a spotlight on the allure of the diva; the lives of Noel Coward, Cole Porter, and Lorenz Hart, the homophobia of Rogers and Hammerstein, the mixed musical messages of Stephen Sondheim, and the first brassy notes of the overture to 'Gypsy'

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0312238320
• ISBN 13: 9780312238322
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 317