{"product_id":"breaking-into-song","title":"Breaking Into Song","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“This book is a fascinating cri de coeur and made me question\u003cbr\u003eeverything I think about musicals”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAlan Cumming\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book for those who can’t stand musicals, those who love them, and every theatregoer, academic, practitioner and student in between. \u003cem\u003eBreaking Into Song\u003c\/em\u003e explores theatre’s most divisive genre, and asks the fundamental questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a musical?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy are they so polarising?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd why have we allowed a form so full of possibility to become so repetitive and restrictive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of essays, London-based director, dramaturg and musical theatre specialist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/adamlenson.com\/\"\u003eAdam Lenson\u003c\/a\u003e asks what audiences can do to stay open minded and what creatives can do to make new musicals better. Examining both sides of the divide, he explores how those who both love and hate musicals can expand the possibilities of this misunderstood medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDive in and discover the political foundations of the form, the difficulties in pinning down exactly what it is, the connections between musicals, video games, opera and comic books, and why a musical is, actually, a lot like a poopy baby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A passionate and cogently argued call to arms and a very enjoyable read”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyn Gardner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e “\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is really brilliant. If you care about\/enjoy\/work in\/struggle with\/want to understand\/have concerns for the state of musical theatre, it is essential reading. Hugely recommended”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoward Goodall\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eI would advise anyone who… hates musicals… to read this book\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/musicaltheatrereview.com\/\"\u003eMusical Theatre Review\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eBold, inclusive and willing to adapt, Adam Lenson’s blueprint for musical theatre \u003cbr\u003eabove all looks at sustainability.\u003c\/strong\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thereviewshub.com\/book-review-breaking-into-song-why-you-shouldnt-hate-musicals-by-adam-lenson\/\"\u003eThe Reviews Hub\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking Into Song\u003cbr\u003eThe Wound\u003cbr\u003eOn Hating Musicals\u003cbr\u003eCash Machines\u003cbr\u003eMusicals and Comic Books\u003cbr\u003eSuperpowers\u003cbr\u003eMusicals are Political\u003cbr\u003ePoopy Babies\u003cbr\u003eWhen Words Are No Longer Enough\u003cbr\u003eCollaboration\u003cbr\u003eTime and Memory\u003cbr\u003ePhotocopying a Photocopy\u003cbr\u003eI’m Not a Genre, Not Yet a Medium\u003cbr\u003eExpertise\u003cbr\u003eWhat’s The Point?\u003cbr\u003eDefinitions\u003cbr\u003eAudiences\u003cbr\u003eMusicals and Video Games\u003cbr\u003eCan Musicals Ever Be Cool?\u003cbr\u003eThe Triangle\u003cbr\u003eTiny Bowls\u003cbr\u003eMusicals and Opera\u003cbr\u003eDigging vs Telescopes\u003cbr\u003eThe Musical\u003cbr\u003eCardboard Cities\u003cbr\u003eMusicals Cost Too Much\u003cbr\u003eAutobiography\u003cbr\u003eOpposites\u003cbr\u003eBuild it and They Will Come\u003cbr\u003eWhat’s in a Name?\u003cbr\u003eReplicas\u003cbr\u003eStacks\u003cbr\u003eMaking Space\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314176565630,"sku":"NW9781914228025","price":10.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781914228025.jpg?v=1778513097","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/breaking-into-song","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}