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The Great White Way

- Race and the Broadway Musical

About The Great White Way

The Great White Way reveals the racial politics, content, and subtexts that have haunted musicals for almost one hundred years from Show Boat (1927) to Hamilton (2015). It investigates the thematic content of the Broadway musical and considers how musicals work on a structural level, allowing them to simultaneously present and hide their racial agendas. New archival research will have theater fans and scholars forever rethinking how they view this popular American entertainment.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781978807112
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 302
  • Published:
  • February 13, 2020
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 230x153x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 434 g.
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Expected delivery: August 20, 2025

Description of The Great White Way

The Great White Way reveals the racial politics, content, and subtexts that have haunted musicals for almost one hundred years from Show Boat (1927) to Hamilton (2015). It investigates the thematic content of the Broadway musical and considers how musicals work on a structural level, allowing them to simultaneously present and hide their racial agendas. New archival research will have theater fans and scholars forever rethinking how they view this popular American entertainment.

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