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Our musicals, ourselves
a social history of the American musical theater
By Jones, John Philip
- ISBN
- 978-1-58465-311-0
- Publisher
- Hanover : Brandeis University Press, published by University Press of New England, c2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2003
In this close examination of the 20-century American musical, Jones (theater arts, retired, Brandeis Univ.) looks beyond the entertainment factor to present musicals "as theatrical vehicles that intended to transform, not just report, the tenor of the times." To that end, he has restricted his selection "to musicals that seem to have been consciously intended to have contemporary s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
