Racing the Great White Way : Black performance, Eugene O'Neill, and the transformation of Broadway /

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Challenging the widely accepted idea that Broadway was the white-hot creative engine of U.S. theater during the early twentieth century, author Katie Johnson reveals a far more complex system of exchanges between the Broadway establishment and a vibrant Black theater scene in New York and beyond to...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Johnson, Katie N. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2023]
Series:Theater--theory/text/performance.
Subjects:
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953.
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953
1900-1999
African Americans in the performing arts.
African Americans in the performing arts > History > 20th century.
Black people in the theater.
Black people in the theater > United States > History > 20th century.
Theater > United States > History > 20th century.
Noirs américains dans les arts du spectacle.
Noirs américains dans les arts du spectacle > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Personnes noires au théâtre.
Personnes noires au théâtre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Direction & Production.
PERFORMING ARTS / General
African Americans in the performing arts
Black people in the theater
Theater
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: The Emperor's Remains
  • Chapter 2: An Algerian in Paris
  • Chapter 3: Broadway's First Interracial Kiss
  • Chapter 4: Racing Operatic Emperors
  • Chapter 5: Racing the Cut: Black to Ireland
  • Conclusion: What Remains?

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