Lying in the Middle

Jake Johnson is an associate professor of musicology at Oklahoma City University and the author of Mormons, Musical Theater, and Belonging in America.

"This book is very well written. . . . Highly recommended." --Choice"With an unlikely cast of polygamists, conservative Christians, senior citizens, and aspiring stars who end up cookie cutter performers, Johnson's polemic for and against the Broadway musical (and how all of us use it) cuts to the heart of our post-truth moment."--Todd Decker, author of Show Boat: Performing Race in an American Musical"Refreshing and eye-opening . . . Lying in the Middle is an excellent exploration of what lies behind the musical and it is meant to be." --Kansas History

• CoverTitleCopyrightContentsA Brief History of this Book1Stories Out of Place2Re-Placing the American Musical3Fundamentalism, Produced4Biblically Accurate5Everything Old Is New Again6Mezza Voce7The Afterlives of Truth and MusicalsNotesBibliographyIndexBack cover