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A Taste of Broadway : Food in Musical Theater.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Rowman and Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (215 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442267329
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: A Taste of BroadwayDDC classification:
  • 782.14
LOC classification:
  • ML1711.8.N3 .P335 2018
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Food to Set the Scene -- 2 Regional Foods -- 3 Food as Identity -- 4 Explaining Characters and Relationships through Food -- 5 Just Trying to Put Food on the Table -- 6 Food As Class -- 7 The Way to a Man's (or Woman's) Heart -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Permissions -- Librettos Referenced -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: Food carries symbolic importance used to define individuals, situations, and places, making it an ideal communication tool. In musical theater, food can be used as a shortcut to reveal more about a setting, character, or situation. This book looks at the role of food in popular theater musicals illustrating how food relates to the broader world.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Food to Set the Scene -- 2 Regional Foods -- 3 Food as Identity -- 4 Explaining Characters and Relationships through Food -- 5 Just Trying to Put Food on the Table -- 6 Food As Class -- 7 The Way to a Man's (or Woman's) Heart -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Permissions -- Librettos Referenced -- Bibliography -- Index.

Food carries symbolic importance used to define individuals, situations, and places, making it an ideal communication tool. In musical theater, food can be used as a shortcut to reveal more about a setting, character, or situation. This book looks at the role of food in popular theater musicals illustrating how food relates to the broader world.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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