British and American Musical Theatre Exchanges in the West End (1924-1970) The “Americanization” of Drury Lane
This monograph centres on the history of musical theatre in a space of cultural significance for British identity, namely the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, which housed many prominent American productions from 1920-1970. It argues that during this period Drury Lane was the site of cultural exchanges be...
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| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in British Musical Theatre
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Chapter 1: Cosmopolitan musical theatre styles at the Lane (1918-1934)
- 3. Chapter 2: The Drury Lane Musical Theatre Spectacle (1931-1939): “Hearts Splintering in Waltz Time”
- 4. Chapter 3: The Lane and ENSA (Entertainment National Services Association) headquarters (1939)
- 5. Chapter 5: Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Carousel and South Pacific: Imported Americana
- 6. Chapter 6: Ruritanian Imperialism in The King and I (1953)
- 7. Chapter 7: Fading Empire and British imitation: Lerner and Loewe
- 8. Chapter 8: Hello Dolly and the resurgence of the British musical the nostalgia of Lost Empire Word
- 9. Epilogue