Broadway Goes to War: American Theater During World War II by McLaughlin, Robert L.

Broadway Goes to War: American Theater During World War II

The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, and actively...
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Author: Robert L. McLaughlin
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Language: English
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Broadway Goes to War: American Theater During World War II by McLaughlin, Robert L.

Broadway Goes to War: American Theater During World War II

$118.93

Broadway Goes to War: American Theater During World War II

$118.93
Author: Robert L. McLaughlin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, and actively addressed and debated timely, controversial topics for the duration of the war, including neutrality and isolationism, racism and genocide, and heroism and battle fatigue. Productions such as Watch on the Rhine (1941), The Moon is Down (1942), Tomorrow the World (1943), and A Bell for Adano (1944) encouraged public discussion of the war's impact on daily life and 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 eventful decade provide a picture of the rich and complex experience of living in the United States during the war years. McLaughlin and Parry's work fills a significant gap in the history of theater and popular culture, showing that American society was more divided and less idealistic than the received histories of the WWII home front and the entertainment industry recognize.



Author: Robert L. McLaughlin, Sally E. Parry
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 06/08/2021
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780813180946


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2021 pg. 65
Choice 03/01/2022

About the Author

Robert L. McLaughlin is professor of English at Illinois State University. He is the author of Stephen Sondheim and the Reinvention of the American Musical and coauthor of We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II. He lives in Bloomington, Illinois.Sally E. Parry is professor of English and is the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Affairs for the College of Arts and Sciences at Illinois State University. She is coauthor of We'll Always Have the Movies: American Cinema during World War II and editor of Go East, Young Man: Sinclair Lewis on Class in America. She lives in Bloomington, Illinois.


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