Embracing Excess: The Queer Feminist Power of Musical Theatre Diva Roles

By Michelle Dvoskin
Source: Gender, Sex, and Sexuality in Musical Theatre , pp 177-189
Publication Date: March 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/9781789386196_10
Language: English

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