(Book). Featuring more than 100 competitive show choirs from around the United States in photos; quotations; and stories; this edutainment-style book details the pop culture and theater influences that; over time; built this unique entertainment genre into the mecca of music lovers that it is today. Read real-life accounts of show choir performers; directors; and choreographers. Catch a glimpse into a once practically unknown society of "swing choirs." Discover what P. T. Barnum; Bob Fosse; speakeasies; cigarette companies; the modern-day blender; and Lady Gaga all have to do with this glitter-drenched community of singers and dancers. Take a step beyond the hit show Glee and learn about the real drama; the hard work; the sweat; and the tears. Find out what it takes to build an award-winning competition set; the branding; the budgets; the strategy and the performance. Meet the characters. Learn the lingo. Fall in love with show choirs.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Blacklist Ignored Gender BoundariesBy james k.l. lawrenceBarrangers research provides useful material on female blacklisted actors during the Red Scare beginning in 1947 and lasting through the 1950s. The detail the author provides that can be verified permits ready acceptance of more recently discovered evidence she offers the reader. Suffering saw no gender boundaries. Barranger does not gloat; she simply informs with clarity and persuasiveness.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent readBy Patricia B. SnyderUNFRIENDLY WITNESSES is an excellent read. You will marvel at he courage of the women and shocked at the outrageous manipulation of some of our Nations elected officials in the McCarthy Era. The book is very well documented and recommended for all but it is a must for all those in the theatre.