Transposing Broadway: Jews, Assimilation, and the American Musical
Hecht examines the relationship between Jewish assimilation and the changing face of the American musical though the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century.
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Transposing Broadway: Jews, Assimilation, and the American Musical
Hecht examines the relationship between Jewish assimilation and the changing face of the American musical though the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century.
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Transposing Broadway: Jews, Assimilation, and the American Musical

Transposing Broadway: Jews, Assimilation, and the American Musical

by S. Hecht
Transposing Broadway: Jews, Assimilation, and the American Musical

Transposing Broadway: Jews, Assimilation, and the American Musical

by S. Hecht

Paperback(2011)

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Overview

Hecht examines the relationship between Jewish assimilation and the changing face of the American musical though the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781137433657
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date: 10/01/2014
Series: Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
Edition description: 2011
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Stuart J. Hecht is Associate Professor of Theatre at Boston College, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Broadway as a Cultural Ellis Island Hello, Young Lovers: Assimilation and Dramatic Configurations The Melting Pot Paradigm of Irving Berlin How to Succeed Cinderellas Turns of the Century: Dreams of Progress, Dreams of Loss Fiddler's Children Epilogue:Loveable Monsters
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