SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS
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. Use this Work. 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.
Something for the Boys
Something for the boys: musical theater and gay culture by Clum, John M Publication date Topics Gay men and musicals, Musical, Homosexueller, Homosexueller Publisher New York: St. Martin's Press Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English Title (alternate script) None Author. Looking at the allure of Merman and Carol Channing, the live Looking at the allure of Merman and Carol Channing, the lives of Noel Coward, Cole Porter, and Lorenz Hart, the homophobia of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and the mixed musical signals of Stephen Sondheim, Clum shows a world larger than life, a world where life is fabulous.
Something for the Boys
These are questions John M. Clum addresses in his ambitious Something for the Boys, a combination of autobiography, history, and cultural criticism that attempts to explore the relationship between musical theatre and gay culture. Clum begins by claiming his book is an autobiographical performance. Search the history of over billion web pages on the Internet. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Something for the boys
These are questions John M. Cium addresses in his ambitious Something for the Boys, a combination of autobiography, history, and cultural criticism that attempts to explore the relationship between musical theatre and gay culture. Cium begins by claiming his book is an autobiographical performance. Search the history of over billion web pages on the Internet. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. Something for the Boys
An entertaining history of musical comedy that examines the obsession of many gay men with musical theatre. The book is a guided tour through the history of musical comedy in the UK and USA along the way shining 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. . Something for the boys
Indeed, Something for the Boys is so personal and idiosyncratic in its survey of the gay side/subtext of musical theater that's it's kind of like a looooong dinner with an invaluable surviving old-school elder queen. . Something for the Boys Musical Theatre and gay Culture Book
"In Something for the Boys, John Clum gives the reader a thoughtful and entertaining tour through a world of divas and brassy overtures. Looking at the allure of Merman and Carol Channing, the lives of Noel Coward, Cole Porter, and Lorenz Hart, the homophobia of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and the mixed musical signals of Stephen Sondheim, Clum. . Something for the Boys
The musical theatre was a place where gay men could safely congregate and where they could enact their desires for flamboyance and a certain stylishness. Through popular culture representations of gay men who love musicals, the image of the show queen continues, and Clum proudly identifies with and seeks to reclaim the power of this persona. .