When I typed in "why do we need musical theatre" into google various links came up regarding training and if studying musical theatre is for you as apposed to why we have it. Musical Theatre is growing every year with more and more applicants applying to all the colleges, who have had to expand to accommodate these circumstances.
I also want to look at American Musical Theatre as I'll be heading to work in New York over the summer. I want to compare and evaluate the differences between West End and Broadway.
Here is a link on why British and American theatre audiences are so different.
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2011/mar/30/british-american-theatre-audiences
We have the Oliviers, American have Tony's, but are Americans better at Musical Theatre than the British?
Why Americans beat the british in Musicals:
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2011/feb/23/americans-british-musicals-west-end-broadway
this sounds like a good addition to your literature review Holly... also use Summon using musical theatre as a key work to see what you find...
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