03340nam 2200613 450 991059105570332120220514073506.00-8131-8102-X0-8131-8100-3(CKB)4100000011807641(StDuBDS)EDZ0002587053(MiAaPQ)EBC6644894(Au-PeEL)EBL6644894(OCoLC)1259320456(EXLCZ)99410000001180764120210803d2021 fy| 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdacontentrdamediardacarrierBroadway goes to war American theater during World War II /Robert L. McLaughlin and Sally E. ParryLexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,2021.1 online resource (300 pages) illustrations (black and white)Kentucky scholarship onlineAlso issued in print: 2021.0-8131-8094-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Popular Culture, Broadway, and World War II -- 2. Before Pearl Harbor -- 3. Overseas -- 4. The Home Front -- 5. Anticipating the Postwar World -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix: Annotated List of War-Related Plays Produced in New York, 1933-1946 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, & actively addressed & debated timely, controversial topics for the duration of the war, including neutrality & isolationism, racism & genocide, & heroism & battle fatigue. Productions such as Watch on the Rhine (1941), The Moon is Down (1942), Tomorrow the World (1943), & A Bell for Adano (1944) encouraged public discussion of the war's impact on daily life & 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 decade provide a picture of the rich & complex experience of living in the US during the war years. This work fills a gap in the history of theater & popular culture, showing that American society was more divided & less idealistic than previously recognized.Kentucky scholarship online.World War, 1939-1945Theater and the warWar and theaterUnited StatesHistory20th centuryTheaterUnited StatesHistory20th centuryAmerican drama20th centuryHistory and criticismTheater and societyUnited StatesPopular cultureUnited StatesHistory20th centuryElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945Theater and the war.War and theaterHistoryTheaterHistoryAmerican dramaHistory and criticism.Theater and societyPopular cultureHistory792.1097309044McLaughlin Robert L.1957-1256449Parry Sally E.StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910591055703321Broadway goes to war2912336UNINA