Our Crowning Glory: SIX And The Path Of The Modern Progressive Musical

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dc.contributor.advisorShimko, Robert B.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGonzalez, Maria C.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberChristy, Alison
dc.creatorMarchiony, Samantha Eve
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-4061-6577
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-10T21:12:25Z
dc.date.available2020-08-10T21:12:25Z
dc.date.createdAugust 2020
dc.date.issued2020-08
dc.date.submittedAugust 2020
dc.date.updated2020-08-10T21:12:26Z
dc.description.abstractThe 2015 Broadway debut of the historical hip-hop musical Hamilton stands as the first in a new genre of theatre, the ‘modern progressive musical,’ which seeks to tell narratives from the past while resonating with modern audiences through the use of modern music, non-traditional casting, and socially progressive subtext. These ambitions have been best realized in SIX, the feminist pop musical based on the lives of the six wives of King Henry VIII of England. This thesis will serve first as a historiography of the ‘modern progressive musical,’ exploring the applications of the genre’s key tenets in the musicals which precede SIX. It will then examine SIX on its individual merits, using a critical feminist lens to explore the nuances of Marlow and Moss’ approach to critiquing the patriarchal biases of both the past and present, and the means by which women can seek empowerment in spite of those biases.
dc.description.departmentTheatre Program
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/6975
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectsix the musical
dc.subjectmusical theater
dc.subjectmodern progressive musical
dc.subjectfeminist criticism
dc.titleOur Crowning Glory: SIX And The Path Of The Modern Progressive Musical
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeKathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts
thesis.degree.departmentTheatre Program
thesis.degree.disciplineTheatre Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts

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