UID:
almahu_9949383639302882
Format:
1 online resource (x, 224 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9780429555923
,
042955592X
,
9780429265372
,
0429265379
,
9780429560392
,
0429560397
,
9780429564864
,
0429564864
Content:
"In the Long Run: A Cultural History of Broadway's Hit Plays presents in-depth analysis of 15 plays that ran over 1,000 performances, examining what made each so popular in its time--and then, in many cases, fall into obscurity. Covering one hundred years of theatre history, it traces the long-running Broadway play as a distinct cultural phenomenon that rises and falls from 1918 to 2018. Each chapter focuses on the longest-running plays of a particular decade, synthesizing historical research and dramaturgical analysis to explain how they functioned as works of theatrical art, cultural commodities, and reflections of the values, conflicts, and fantasies of their times. At the heart of each play's history are the ideological contradictions often present in works of popular culture that appeal to diverse audiences, particularly around issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality. Suitable for anyone with an interest in Broadway and its history, In the Long Run explores the nature of time in this ephemeral art form, the tensions between commerce and art, between popularity and prestige, and the changing position of the Broadway play within American popular culture"--
Note:
Introduction -- 1910s. Lightnin': the triumph of the little guy -- 1920s. Abie's Irish rose: popularity crisis --1930s. Tobacco road: theatrical degeneration -- 1940s: Part one: the war years. Life with father: living through the war with father; The voice of the turtle: all's fair in love and war -- 1940s: Part two: the postwar years. Harvey: rabbits, rummies, and respectability; Born yesterday: popularity and political action -- 1950s. The seven year itch: the girl without a name; The Teahouse of the August moon: Broadway faces east -- 1960s. Mary, Mary: remarrying the witty woman; Barefoot in the park: the perpetual-motion machine -- 1970s. Gemini: splitting the difference; Deathrap: the hit list --1980s. Torch song trilogy: pride and prejudice; Brighton Beach memoirs: the last of the red hot plays -- Conclusion: 1986-2018.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Schildcrout, Jordan. In the long run. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020 ISBN 9780367210892
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
DOI:
10.4324/9780429265372
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429265372
