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A Problem Like Maria: Gender and Sexuality in the American Musical (Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance)

by Stacy Wolf (Author)
4 out of 5 stars 6 customer reviews
ISBN-13: 978-0472067725
ISBN-10: 0472067729
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Product Details

  • Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance
  • Paperback: 312 pages
  • Publisher: University of Michigan Press (July 9, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0472067729
  • ISBN-13: 978-0472067725
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #952,340 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsMusical Theatre Scholarship Grows Up
By Bruce Kirle on August 27, 2002
Format: Paperback
With Stacy Wolf's A Problem Called Maria, musical theatre scholarship finally grows up. Wolf's study of four female icons of the musical stage (Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Julie Andrews, and Barbra Streisand) is rooted squarely in performance, something many musical theatre historians claim but seldom accomplish. Not only will the book fascinate musical theatre buffs, it will also appeal to a wider audience interested in twentieth century popular culture. Wolf's slant here is the exploration of these female stars through a feminist lens, which offers new insights into the appeal of the mid-century Broadway musical, a genre that until recently has often been associated with gay men, at least in terms of gender studies. Wolf makes clear that the musical, as a cherished American art form, rightly belongs to everyone. More than that, her approach extends beyond the usual emphasis on the written text and score to discuss what these great performers actually did onstage, which is a refreshing approach, to say the least. I would recommend this book without reservation to anyone interested in the golden age of the Broadway musical, and, more broadly, to those interested in the performance of gender within a cultural studies context.
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4.0 out of 5 starsOften A Problem like Stacy Wolf
By A. Mcintyre on August 20, 2013
Format: Paperback
Too many times Ms. Wolf maintains that the performers are making things up as they go along (to give the musicals a lesbian slant or code) rather than following a script.

I do understand that when the star is also the co-producer as Martin & Merman were in several of the musicals discussed, especially Martin in "Peter Pan" and "The Sound of Music," all bets are off.

I originally wrote a much longer review, but decided that my seeing Martin, Merman, Andrews and Streisand in most of their Broadway roles was getting in the way of the review. (Ms. Wolf was apparently too young to have actually seen these actresses in person in these musicals).

But, this is a valuable book otherwise and I recommend it highly.

If this book is ever revised, please take out all but one of the references to Merman as someone whom most people thought was Jewish or lesbian, or both. It was annoying & confusing because Ms. Wolf discusses Merman in "Gypsy" as if she was Jewish. (Merman was mostly German Protestant -- her name was Zimmermann, shortened for the stage to Merman).
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5.0 out of 5 starscelebration of queers in musical theatre
By D Constantinides on March 25, 2012
Format: Paperback
I only wish I had read this book earlier. So often the world of musical theatre in LGBTQ culture seems to be the turf of gay men. Stacy Wolf's book reveals the inherent queerness in this all-american genre. I didn't realize how much this discussion was missing until I noticed that reading this book felt a little bit like going home.
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