Joshua Robinson is Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at University of Southern Indiana, USA. Robinson's research has earned him several honors, including the IU Faculty Memorial Award, The Hubert C. Heffner Award in Theatre History, a Research Fellowship at the New York Library for the Performing Arts, as well as an invitation as participant on the Bruce Kirle Emerging Scholars Panel in Musical Theatre at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference as well as the KCACTF/ATHE award for Innovation in Teaching. His publications can be seen in Theatre Topics and Studies in Musical Theatre. In addition to his scholarship, Robinson continues to pursue a career as a director, actor, and playwright.

• Introduction- “Curiosity”: LaChiusa and the Emergence of The New Musical DramaChapter 1 - “Miracles and Mysteries”: “Mongrel America” and the Genre of Marie ChristineChapter 2- “A House That Will Never Be a Home”: Historical Imagination and Creativity in First Lady Suite and First Daughter SuiteChapter 3 - “Heartbreak Country”: Images of “Americana” in Giant and Queen of the MistChapter 4 - “In Some Other Life”: Adaptation Theory in Hello Again, See What I Wanna See, and Bernarda AlbaChapter 5 - “To Live in Light”: Historical Conversations in The Wild PartyConclusion - “When it Ends”: The New Musical Drama Meets Commercial Success

Joshua Robinson is Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at University of Southern Indiana, USA. Robinson's research has earned him several honors, including the IU Faculty Memorial Award, The Hubert C. Heffner Award in Theatre History, a Research Fellowship at the New York Library for the Performing Arts, as well as an invitation as participant on the Bruce Kirle Emerging Scholars Panel in Musical Theatre at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference as well as the KCACTF/ATHE award for Innovation in Teaching. His publications can be seen in Theatre Topics and Studies in Musical Theatre. In addition to his scholarship, Robinson continues to pursue a career as a director, actor, and playwright.

• Introduction- “Curiosity”: LaChiusa and the Emergence of The New Musical DramaChapter 1 - “Miracles and Mysteries”: “Mongrel America” and the Genre of Marie ChristineChapter 2- “A House That Will Never Be a Home”: Historical Imagination and Creativity in First Lady Suite and First Daughter SuiteChapter 3 - “Heartbreak Country”: Images of “Americana” in Giant and Queen of the MistChapter 4 - “In Some Other Life”: Adaptation Theory in Hello Again, See What I Wanna See, and Bernarda AlbaChapter 5 - “To Live in Light”: Historical Conversations in The Wild PartyConclusion - “When it Ends”: The New Musical Drama Meets Commercial Success

Joshua Robinson is Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at University of Southern Indiana, USA. Robinson's research has earned him several honors, including the IU Faculty Memorial Award, The Hubert C. Heffner Award in Theatre History, a Research Fellowship at the New York Library for the Performing Arts, as well as an invitation as participant on the Bruce Kirle Emerging Scholars Panel in Musical Theatre at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference as well as the KCACTF/ATHE award for Innovation in Teaching. His publications can be seen in Theatre Topics and Studies in Musical Theatre. In addition to his scholarship, Robinson continues to pursue a career as a director, actor, and playwright.

• Introduction- “Curiosity”: LaChiusa and the Emergence of The New Musical DramaChapter 1 - “Miracles and Mysteries”: “Mongrel America” and the Genre of Marie ChristineChapter 2- “A House That Will Never Be a Home”: Historical Imagination and Creativity in First Lady Suite and First Daughter SuiteChapter 3 - “Heartbreak Country”: Images of “Americana” in Giant and Queen of the MistChapter 4 - “In Some Other Life”: Adaptation Theory in Hello Again, See What I Wanna See, and Bernarda AlbaChapter 5 - “To Live in Light”: Historical Conversations in The Wild PartyConclusion - “When it Ends”: The New Musical Drama Meets Commercial Success