Jews on Broadway an historical survey of performers, playwrights, composers, lyricists and producers /
"Jewish performers, composers, lyricists, directors, choreographers and producers have made an indelible mark on Broadway for more than a century. This historical volume captures the story of the Jewish emergence from immigrants in ghetto living conditions staging Yiddish Theater productions on...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
2011.
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| Acceso en liña: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : setting the stage
- Immigration, Yiddish theater and building Broadway
- Part of the melting pot : from Vaudeville to Broadway
- Music of Broadway : classic composers, legendary lyricists
- Group theater, acting teachers and life during wartime
- From communism to the Catskills
- Jewish themes, legends and life in the 1960s and 1970s
- Young playwrights with a message, inflation, Disney and me
- New millennium sees Broadway breakthroughs : veterans and newcomers
- Epilogue.