Jews on Broadway

An Historical Survey of Performers, Playwrights, Composers, Lyricists and Producers, 2d ed.

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Fanny Brice, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Barbra Streisand, Alan Menken, Stephen Sondheim--Jewish performers, composers, lyricists, directors, choreographers and producers have made an indelible mark on Broadway for more than a century. Award-winning producer Stewart F. Lane chronicles the emergence of Jewish American theater, from immigrants producing Yiddish plays in the ghettos of New York's Lower East Side to legendary performers staging massive shows on Broadway.In its expanded second edition, this historical survey includes new information and photographs, along with insights and anecdotes from a life in the theater.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-05-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:313 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:252
Upplaga:2
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476667058

Utforska kategorier

Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik
Teater inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Stewart F. Lane is a six-time Tony Award winner, an Olivier winning producer, owner and operator of the palace theater in New York City and president and C.E.O. of Broadwayhd (broadwayhd.com), a streaming service for viewing full length Broadway shows.

Recensioner i media

Reviews of the first edition: “Well informed...the roster of Jews in the theater is extensive and Lane’s own experience plus his research have enabled him to do a fine job of identifying their significant contributions”—Jewish Journal (Dade County, Florida).

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Setting the Stage1. Immigration, Yiddish Theater and Building Broadway2. Part of the Melting Pot: From Vaudeville to Broadway3. The Music of Broadway: Classic Composers, Legendary Lyricists4. Group Theater, Acting Teachers and Life During Wartime5. From Communism to the Catskills6. Jewish Themes, Legends and Life in the 1960s and 1970s7. Young Playwrights with a Message, Inflation, Disney and Me8. The New Millennium Sees Broadway Breakthroughs: Veterans and NewcomersEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyFurther ReadingIndex