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Aug 2024
59m 46s

163: The Show (Boat) Must Go On: Broadwa...

PROF. GREG JACKSON
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“Miller, Lyles, and I were standing near the exit door . . . Blake stuck out there in front, leading the orchestra—his bald head would get the brunt of the tomatoes and rotten eggs.” This is the story of American musical theater and the dawn of modern Broadway.  Popular entertainment is evolving fast in the early twentieth century. Minstrel shows just aren’t ... Show More
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