Raymond Knapp is Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles.Mitchell Morris is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Stacy Wolf is Professor in the Program in Theater and Director of the Princeton Atelier in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University.

• Introduction by Stacy Wolf Part I. Identities 1. Race, Ethnicity, Performance Todd Decker 2. Gender and Sexuality Stacy Wolf 3. The Politics of Region and Nation in American Musicals Chase A. Bringardner 4. Class and Culture David Savran Part II. Audiences 5. Box Office Steven Adler 6. Audiences and Critics Michelle Dvoskin 7. Stars and Fans Holley Replogle-Wong 8. Knowing Your Audience Jennifer Chapman 9. Performance, Authenticity, and the Reflexive Idealism of the American MusicalRaymond Knapp Bibliography

Raymond Knapp is Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles.Mitchell Morris is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Stacy Wolf is Professor in the Program in Theater and Director of the Princeton Atelier in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University.

• Introduction by Stacy Wolf Part I. Identities 1. Race, Ethnicity, Performance Todd Decker 2. Gender and Sexuality Stacy Wolf 3. The Politics of Region and Nation in American Musicals Chase A. Bringardner 4. Class and Culture David Savran Part II. Audiences 5. Box Office Steven Adler 6. Audiences and Critics Michelle Dvoskin 7. Stars and Fans Holley Replogle-Wong 8. Knowing Your Audience Jennifer Chapman 9. Performance, Authenticity, and the Reflexive Idealism of the American MusicalRaymond Knapp Bibliography

Raymond Knapp is Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles.Mitchell Morris is Associate Professor of Musicology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Stacy Wolf is Professor in the Program in Theater and Director of the Princeton Atelier in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University.

• Introduction by Stacy Wolf Part I. Identities 1. Race, Ethnicity, Performance Todd Decker 2. Gender and Sexuality Stacy Wolf 3. The Politics of Region and Nation in American Musicals Chase A. Bringardner 4. Class and Culture David Savran Part II. Audiences 5. Box Office Steven Adler 6. Audiences and Critics Michelle Dvoskin 7. Stars and Fans Holley Replogle-Wong 8. Knowing Your Audience Jennifer Chapman 9. Performance, Authenticity, and the Reflexive Idealism of the American MusicalRaymond Knapp Bibliography