Transposing Broadway : Jews, assimilation, and the American musical /
by Stuart J. Hecht.
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
- 240 p. ; 22 cm.
- Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history .
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-226) and index.
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.
9781349295036
Musicals--History and criticism.--United States--20th century Jews--Cultural assimilation--United States. Jews--Ethnic identity.--United States