Hecht, Stuart Joel, 1955-

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.

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

ML1711 / .H34 2016