Download or read book Musical Theatre, Realism and Entertainment written by Millie Taylor and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning from the passion musical theatre performances arouse and their ubiquity in London's West End and on Broadway this book explores the ways in which musical theatre reaches out to and involves its audiences. It investigates how pleasure is stimulated by vocal, musical and spectacular performances. Early discussions centre on the construction of the composed text, but then attention is given to performance and audience response. In doing this, the book challenges the conception of musical theatre as 'only entertainment'.