Musical theatre and politics

Forfattere

  • Dennis Altman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/politik.v23i1.120313

Nøgleord:

Musical, Musical theatre, Political expression, Politics

Resumé

 The musical is in some ways the most significant contribution of the United States to theatre. Musicals have long been a space for considerable political expression, which is often overlooked in the tendency to view them as no more than light popular entertainments.

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PBS (n.s.). Preview. Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy. PBS. Available at: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/broadway-musicals-a-jewish-legacy-about-the-film/1476/ [Accessed 01.05.2020].

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Publiceret

2020-05-27

Citation/Eksport

Altman, D. (2020). Musical theatre and politics. Politik, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.7146/politik.v23i1.120313