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Broadway goes to war : American theater during World War II / Robert L. McLaughlin and Sally E. Parry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McLaughlin, Robert L., 1957-2022, author.
- Parry, Sally E., author.
- Series:
- Kentucky scholarship online.
- Kentucky scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Theater and the war.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- War and theater--United States--History--20th century.
- War and theater.
- Theater--United States--History--20th century.
- Theater.
- American drama--20th century--History and criticism.
- American drama.
- Theater and society--United States.
- Theater and society.
- Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.
- Popular culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2021.
- Summary:
- The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, & actively addressed & debated timely, controversial topics for the duration of the war, including neutrality & isolationism, racism & genocide, & heroism & battle fatigue. Productions such as Watch on the Rhine (1941), The Moon is Down (1942), Tomorrow the World (1943), & A Bell for Adano (1944) encouraged public discussion of the war's impact on daily life & raised critical questions about the conflict well before other forms of popular media. American drama of the 1940s is frequently overlooked, but the plays performed during this decade provide a picture of the rich & complex experience of living in the US during the war years. This work fills a gap in the history of theater & popular culture, showing that American society was more divided & less idealistic than previously recognized.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Popular Culture, Broadway, and World War II
- 2. Before Pearl Harbor
- 3. Overseas
- 4. The Home Front
- 5. Anticipating the Postwar World
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix: Annotated List of War-Related Plays Produced in New York, 1933-1946
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 9, 2021).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8131-8102-X
- 0-8131-8100-3
- OCLC:
- 1259320456
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