New Broadways : theatre across America : approaching a new millennium / Gerald M. Berkowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berkowitz, Gerald M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--United States--History--20th century.

Theater.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Applause, [1997]

Summary:

In 1950, the terms "American theatre" and "Broadway" were virtually synonymous. As the century ends, Broadway is only a small part of a vital, creative, and varied national theatrical scene. A thorough revision and expansion of the award-winning 1982 book, "New Broadways: Theatre Across America" treats such subjects as the contributions of the Ford Foundation, the importance of pioneers such as Joseph Papp, the checkered history of Lincoln Center, the evolution of the Broadway musical, and the experimental companies of the 1960s. As the American theatre faces the new millennium, Berkowitz draws on interviews with artistic directors of leading theatres around the country to offer predictions -- and some warnings -- for the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-249) and index.

ISBN:

1557832579

OCLC:

36037814