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Stephanie Ruozzo

Stephanie Ruozzo holds a Ph.D. in historical musicology from Case Western Reserve University (USA), and currently works in sacred music copyright licensing. She has taught and presented extensively on musical theatre and opera

Jerome Kern’s Jewel Box

Jerome Kern’s Jewel Box

Jerome Kern’s Jewel Box shows how the integration of spoken and sung performances in Kern's early musicals reveals new connections between musical theater scores and “straight” (spoken) theater. Kern’s scores are foundational to the American musical, and subsequent dramatic music would be unrecognizable without Kern’s innovations.

Jerome Kern’s Jewel Box

Jerome Kern’s Jewel Box

Jerome Kern’s Jewel Box shows how the integration of spoken and sung performances in Kern's early musicals reveals new connections between musical theater scores and “straight” (spoken) theater. Kern’s scores are foundational to the American musical, and subsequent dramatic music would be unrecognizable without Kern’s innovations.