"The initial publication of The Great White Way was and remains the first and only book-length investigation into the ways in which race and ethnicity have shaped the American musical over the course of the twentieth century up through today. [The] book contains analyses of Tony Award-winning shows ... as well as an examination of the role of casting practices in the musical, particularly the phenomenon of African American and interracial productions of Broadway musicals. Now updated to include a discussion of the blockbuster musicals Hamilton and The Book of Mormon, as well as other developments of the musical in recent years, [this book] provides both lovers of the musical and academics with a probing looking at the ways in which issues of race and ethnicity shape this all-American art form"--Provided by publisher.
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