S Marchiony Thesis
Our Crowning Glory: SIX And The Path Of The Modern Progressive Musical by Samantha Eve Marchiony A thesis submitted to the School of Theatre and Dance, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Theatre Studies Chair of Committee: Robert Shimko Committee Member: María C. González Committee Member: Alison Christy University of Houston August 2020 Copyright 2020, Samantha Eve Marchiony EPIGRAPH “I’ll write it all: everything we were and are and are trying to become. I’ll write for the girls who came before, and the girls who come next. For you and for me, for all of us dangerous girls.” —Kai Cheng Thom, Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl’s Confabulous Memoirs iii DEDICATION Dedicated to the queens I have known in my life and the ones I have yet to meet, femme, butch, trans, nonbinary, and everything in between, who wear no crowns, but reign through their kindness, passion, bravery, and resilience, and inspire others to reclaim their power. iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work would not exist without countless people from both my academic and personal lives, who provided me with the support and resources to transcend odds far greater than initially anticipated. I would like to thank my friends, especially those in the online SIX fan groups for their support in the writing process, and my family, especially my parents, John and Deborah Marchiony, for financially supporting my various expeditions to see many of the works discussed in this text. Thanks to the research teams who bolstered my research: the staff at both the MD Anderson Library and the Music Library at the University of Houston for providing access, even in the face of a pandemic, and the Original Broadway Recording Cast of the Frock Flicks website, Kendra Van Cleave, Sarah Lorraine, and Trystan L.
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