“Look Who’s Evil Now!” Violence in Canadian Musicals
Vol. 38 No. 1 (2011), I. Spaces of Violence and Sites of Resistance / Espaces de violence, sites de résistance
Vol. 38 No. 1 (2011)

“Look Who’s Evil Now!” Violence in Canadian Musicals

I. Spaces of Violence and Sites of Resistance / Espaces de violence, sites de résistance
Published 2013-02-05
Lauren Acton
Ph.D. candidate in Musicology at York University
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Acton, L. (2013). “Look Who’s Evil Now!” Violence in Canadian Musicals. MUSICultures, 38(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/view/20201
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Abstract

The genre of musical theatre began as an American form of light music-drama— mostly romantic comedies with music. However, music can be added to any literary or dramatic genre, and when more serious subjects are tackled in musicals, themes such as violence that have long been present in other media are explored in new ways. This paper examines instances of violence in four Canadian musicals: Billy Bishop Goes to War (1978), Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang (1983), The Shooting of Dan McGrew (1983) and Evil Dead: The Musical (2003).
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