This book argues that the digital revolution has fundamentally altered
the way musicals are produced, followed, admired, marketed, reviewed,
researched, taught, and even cast. In the first hundred years of its
existence, commercial musical theatre functioned on one basic model.
However, with the advent of digital and network technologies, every
musical theatre artist and professional has had to adjust to swift and
unanticipated change. Due to the historically commercial nature of the
musical theatre form, it offers a more potent test case to reveal the
implications of this digital shift than other theatrical art forms.
Rather than merely reflecting technological change, musical theatre
scholarship and practice is at the forefront of the conversation about
art in the digital age. This book is essential reading for musical
theatre fans and scholars alike.