Hip-Hop in Musical Theater

Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley, Emilio Mendez, Robert Gordon (Goldsmiths University of London UK)

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Methuen Drama
21 September 2023

Theatre Studies; Musicals

Series: Topics in Musical Theatre

Hip-Hop culture’s explosive arrival on the art scene of New York in the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx in the 1970s began to influence all aspects of musical theater from singing to scenic design.

Hip-Hop in Musical Theatre takes an intersectional standpoint to explore Hip-Hop’s influence on musical theater practice and aesthetics by giving the reader a comprehensive map of musical theater productions that have been impacted by Hip-Hop music and culture.

Offering insightful briefs on musical theater productions that contain aesthetic, musical and embodied references to the global phenomenon of Hip-hop culture, this volume takes the reader through a virtual tour of Hip-Hop’s influence on American musical theater. From early traces of hip-hop’s rap scene in the 1970s that appeared in musicals such as Micki Grant’s Tony Award nominated Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope (1971) and Broadway smash hits such as The Wiz (1974) to international juggernauts such as Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton (2015), this introductory book decodes the sights and sounds of Hip-Hop culture within the socio-cultural context in which the musicals are produced.

Published in the Topics in Musical Theatre series this volume presents fact-filled and insightful summaries of musicals that give the reader a snapshot of the musical and narrative content while highlighting which aspect of the music and culture of Hip-Hop informs acting, dancing, singing, design, and music in the selected musical while offering insightful analysis on the ways that hip-hop styles and politics have changed the shape of musical theater practice.

By: Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley
Edited by: Emilio Mendez, Robert Gordon (Goldsmiths University of London UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 121mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350247963
ISBN 10: 1350247960
Series: Topics in Musical Theatre
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 21 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Track 1- The Precursors to Hip-Hop: 1970s Track 2- Rocksteady: Old School Hip-Hop-1980s to 1990s Track 3- 1990s 2000’s- It’s the New School: Authenticity Debates and Cross-Over Hits Track 4- Will the ‘Real’ Hip-Hop Please Stand up 2000s- 2020s? Track 5- I Am Hip-Hop Track 6- Liner Notes, Conclusion.

Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley is Associate Professor of American Studies and African American Studies who specializes in areas of Hip-Hop Studies, Acting and Directing, and African American performance in theater, film, and television. An artist-scholar, Hodges Persley creates intentional bridges between the entertainment industry and academia. She is the author of Sampling and Remixing Blackness in Hip Hop Performance, and co-author of Breaking It Down: Auditioning for Artists of the Global Majority.