Free Download A Taste of Broadway: Food in Musical Theater (Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy) by Jennifer Packard
English | December 1, 2017 | ISBN: 1442267313 | True EPUB | 214 pages | 4.4 MB
Beyond being just fuel for the body, food carries symbolic importance used to define individuals, situations, and places, making it an ideal communication tool. In musical theater, food can be used as a shortcut to tell the audience more about a setting, character, or situation. Because everyone relates to eating, food can also be used to evoke empathy, amusement, or shock from the audience. In some cases, food is central to show’s Description.
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