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Author:

Hecht, Stuart Joel, 1955-

Title:

Transposing Broadway : Jews, assimilation, and the American musical / Stuart J. Hecht.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

240 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Musicals--United States--History--20th century.
Jews--Cultural assimilation--United States.
Jews--United States--Ethnic identity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-226) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Broadway as a cultural Ellis Island -- Hello, young lovers: assimilation and dramatic configurations in the American musical -- The melting pot paradigm of Irving Berlin -- How to succeed -- Cinderellas -- Turns of the century: dreams of progress, dreams of loss -- Fiddler's children -- Lovable monsters: an epilogue.

Series:

Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history

ISBN:

0230113273 (alk. paper)
9780230113275 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)719428019

LCCN:

2011017726

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)