Bernstein Meets Broadway - Collaborative Art in a Time of War (Paperback)

When Leonard Bernstein first arrived in New York City, he was an unknown artist working with other brilliant twentysomethings, notably Jerome Robbins, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green. By the end of the 1940s, these artists were world famous. Their collaborations defied artistic boundaries and subtly pushed a progressive political agenda, altering the landscape of musical theater, ballet, and nightclub comedy. In Bernstein Meets Broadway: Collaborative Art in a Time of War, award-winning author and scholar Carol J. Oja examines the early days of Bernstein's career during World War II, centering around the debut in 1944 of the Broadway musical On the Town and the ballet Fancy Free. As a composer and conductor, Bernstein experienced a meteoric rise to fame, thanks in no small part to his visionary colleagues. Together, they focused on urban contemporary life and popular culture, featuring as heroes the itinerant sailors who bore the brunt of military service. They were provocative both artistically and politically. In a time of race riots and Japanese internment camps, Bernstein and his collaborators featured African American performers and a Japanese American ballerina, staging a model of racial integration. Rather than accepting traditional distinctions between high and low art, Bernstein's music was wide-open, inspired by everything from opera and jazz to cartoons. Oja shapes a wide-ranging cultural history that captures a tumultuous moment in time. Bernstein Meets Broadway is an indispensable work for fans of Broadway musicals, dance, and American performance history.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Broadway Legacies
Release date:	September 2016
Authors:	Carol J Oja (William Powell Mason Professor of Music and American Studies)
Dimensions:	236 x 157 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-046758-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Composers & musicians Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Musical theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > Ballet Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Music > Composers & musicians Promotions
LSN:	0-19-046758-4
Barcode:	9780190467586

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