LEADER 04393nam 2200733 450 001 9910820496003321 005 20211013074227.0 010 $a0-8122-2364-0 010 $a0-8122-9041-0 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812290417 035 $a(CKB)3710000000274974 035 $a(EBL)3442438 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001370634 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11787262 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001370634 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11292809 035 $a(PQKB)10336741 035 $a(OCoLC)897574688 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35473 035 $a(DE-B1597)451236 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812290417 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442438 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10957135 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682595 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442438 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000274974 100 $a20141031h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBlue-collar Broadway $ethe craft and industry of American theater /$fTimothy R. White 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (288 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-51313-9 311 $a0-8122-4662-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1 ?Second-Hand Rose? --$tChapter 2. ?A Factory for Making Plays? --$tChapter 3. ?Sing for Your Supper? --$tChapter 4 ?Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin? ? --$tChapter 5. ?Sunrise, Sunset? --$tChapter 6. ?Every Day a Little Death? --$tChapter 7. ?When the Money Keeps Rolling in You Don?t Ask How? --$tNotes --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aBehind the scenes of New York City's Great White Way, virtuosos of stagecraft have built the scenery, costumes, lights, and other components of theatrical productions for more than a hundred years. But like a good magician who refuses to reveal secrets, they have left few clues about their work. Blue-Collar Broadway recovers the history of those people and the neighborhood in which their undersung labor occurred. Timothy R. White begins his history of the theater industry with the dispersed pre-Broadway era, when components such as costumes, lights, and scenery were built and stored nationwide. Subsequently, the majority of backstage operations and storage were consolidated in New York City during what is now known as the golden age of musical theater. Toward the latter half of the twentieth century, decentralization and deindustrialization brought the emergence of nationally distributed regional theaters and performing arts centers. The resulting collapse of New York's theater craft economy rocked the theater district, leaving abandoned buildings and criminal activity in place of studios and workshops. But new technologies ushered in a new age of tourism and business for the area. The Broadway we know today is a global destination and a glittering showroom for vetted products. Featuring case studies of iconic productions such as Oklahoma! (1943) and Evita (1979), and an exploration of the craftwork of radio, television, and film production around Times Square, Blue-Collar Broadway tells a rich story of the history of craft and industry in American theater nationwide. In addition, White examines the role of theater in urban deindustrialization and in the revival of downtowns throughout the Sunbelt. 606 $aTheater$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xHistory 606 $aTheater$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aTheaters$zNew York (State)$zNew York$xEmployees$xHistory 606 $aTheaters$zUnited States$xEmployees$xHistory 607 $aBroadway (New York, N.Y.)$xHistory 610 $aAmerican History. 610 $aAmerican Studies. 610 $aCultural Studies. 615 0$aTheater$xHistory. 615 0$aTheater$xHistory. 615 0$aTheaters$xEmployees$xHistory. 615 0$aTheaters$xEmployees$xHistory. 676 $a792.09747/1 700 $aWhite$b Timothy R.$01126128 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820496003321 996 $aBlue-collar Broadway$93992476 997 $aUNINA