Shakespeare's effect on America's intellectual and artistic life has been much discussed, but what role does he play on the American popular stage? This study changes our understanding of Shakespeare's presence in American life. The book looks at how Shakespeare came to America just before the Revolutionary War. As Americans broke with Britain, they embraced Britain's playwright. Teague re-examines P. T. Barnum's attempt to buy Shakespeare's Birthplace, the Astor Place Riot when twenty-three people died, and the way both Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth regarded Shakespeare. In the history of Broadway, more musicals have drawn on Shakespeare than any other author. Shakespeare musicals like Kiss Me, Kate and West Side Story can tell us much about America's culture, but sometimes failed musicals such as Swingin' the Dream can tell us more. With discussion of over twenty Shakespeare musicals, this study demonstrates that Shakespeare has always been present in popular shows.
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'... Shakespeare and the American Popular Stage is industriously researched and frequently illuminating: a useful contribution to American studies, and to the study of Shakespeare in performance.' Times Literary Supplement
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In Broadway's history, more musicals have drawn on Shakespeare than any other author. Shakespeare musicals like Kiss Me, Kate and West Side Story can tell us much about America's culture. With discussion of over twenty Shakespeare musicals, this study demonstrates that Shakespeare has always been present in popular shows.
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New York, West Side Story, Astor Place, John Wilkes Booth, Two Gents, Julius Caesar, Hamlet of Broadway, Swingin'the Dream, Benny Goodman, Eddie Foy, Two Gentlemen, Cole Porter, United States, Harlem Renaissance, Lady Liv, Louis Armstrong, Mark Antony, Nancy Hallam, The Taming of the Shrew, Bill Bailey, Duke Ellington, Edwin Booth, Forbidden Planet, George Abbott, Lindy Hoppers New!
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legit stage, legit theatre, scenic design, cast recording Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, West Side Story, Astor Place, John Wilkes Booth, Two Gents, Julius Caesar, Hamlet of Broadway, Swingin'the Dream, Benny Goodman, Eddie Foy, Two Gentlemen, Cole Porter, United States, Harlem Renaissance, Lady Liv, Louis Armstrong, Mark Antony, Nancy Hallam, The Taming of the Shrew, Bill Bailey, Duke Ellington, Edwin Booth, Forbidden Planet, George Abbott, Lindy Hoppers New!
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- Romeo and Juliet (Penguin Readers, Level 3) by William Shakespeare on 17 pages
- King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on 6 pages
- The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on 6 pages
- The Taming of the Shrew (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on 5 pages
- The Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare on 5 pages
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