Brecht, Broadway and United States theatre /
Brecht, Broadway and United States theatre /
Brecht, Broadway and United States theater
edited by J. Chris Westgate.
- Newcastle, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.
- 1 online resource (xxix, 196 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents; list of images; preface; acknowledgements; introduction; part i; the theatre union's 1935 production of brecht's the mother; misconception & misunderstanding; broadway & the depoliticization of epic theatre; part ii; between broadway & ground zero; a new brechtian musical?; virtuosic alienation; part iii; the resistible rise of jerry springer; brecht's "u-effect"; appendix; contributors; index.
Not long after the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, Bertolt Brecht's name was on the lips of many writing about Broadway. Invoked knowingly-but not always knowledgeably-"Brecht" became something between marketing strategy and erudite justification for another season of Broadway musicals, another ignominy endured by the German playwright whose epic theater has only seldom been understood in the United States. To say that Brechtian and Broadway theatrical traditions represent diverge ...
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Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 --Stage history--United States.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
1900-2099
Theater--History--United States--20th century.
Theater--History--United States--21st century.
Théâtre--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Théâtre--Histoire--États-Unis--21e siècle.
Theatre studies.
Cultural studies.
PERFORMING ARTS--Theater--History & Criticism.
Theater.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
PT2603.R397 / Z57675 2007eb
792.9/5/0973
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents; list of images; preface; acknowledgements; introduction; part i; the theatre union's 1935 production of brecht's the mother; misconception & misunderstanding; broadway & the depoliticization of epic theatre; part ii; between broadway & ground zero; a new brechtian musical?; virtuosic alienation; part iii; the resistible rise of jerry springer; brecht's "u-effect"; appendix; contributors; index.
Not long after the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City, Bertolt Brecht's name was on the lips of many writing about Broadway. Invoked knowingly-but not always knowledgeably-"Brecht" became something between marketing strategy and erudite justification for another season of Broadway musicals, another ignominy endured by the German playwright whose epic theater has only seldom been understood in the United States. To say that Brechtian and Broadway theatrical traditions represent diverge ...
9781443810180 (electronic bk.) 1443810185 (electronic bk.)
9781443810180 Cambridge Scholars Publishing
GBA775650 bnb GBB6F5296 bnb
013950909 Uk 017811138 Uk
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956 --Stage history--United States.
Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956.
1900-2099
Theater--History--United States--20th century.
Theater--History--United States--21st century.
Théâtre--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
Théâtre--Histoire--États-Unis--21e siècle.
Theatre studies.
Cultural studies.
PERFORMING ARTS--Theater--History & Criticism.
Theater.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
PT2603.R397 / Z57675 2007eb
792.9/5/0973