musicals – Flow

TikTok Broadway: Towards a New (Digital) Canon of Musical Theatre
Trevor Boffone / University of Houston

April 10, 2024 Trevor Boffone / University of Houston Leave a comment

Trevor Boffone examines the use of TikTok by musical theatre fans to illustrate the digital afterlives of popular Broadway shows.

Failed Experiential Promises and the Bait-and-Switch of Fox’s Rent: Live
Kelly Kessler / DePaul University

March 24, 2019 Kelly Kessler Leave a comment

Kelly Kessler analyzes the failed promise of Fox’s Rent Live and the limitations of televised theater without liveness and risk.

There’s a Place for Us: Finding a Home for Theater in Media Studies
Peter C. Kunze / University of Texas at Austin

July 27, 2016 Peter C. Kunze / Eckerd College One comment

Peter C. Kunze proposes greater consideration for theater within media studies, especially in an age of convergence and conglomeration.