Polski megamusical?
A Polish Megamusical?

Wojciech Kościelniak and the Global Musical Theatre

Author(s): Marek Golonka
Subject(s): History, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: musical; Wojciech Kościelniak; music theatre; megamusical; memory studies
Summary/Abstract: The book presents the artistic biography and some productions of Wojciech Kościelniak, the director and scriptwriter behind a number of novel and very well received music shows ("Les Misérables", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Notre Dame de Paris", "Dance of the Vampires"). His works are usually called musicals but to stress their uniqueness, commentators sometimes use a more whimsical name, "the kościelniaks". The shows by the artist are juxtaposed with analyses of famous musicals from other countries to demonstrate that "the kościelniaks" are not only fascinating artistic experiments but also the author’s original response to key trends in global musical theatre.

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