Racing the Great White Way : Black performance, Eugene O'Neill, and the transformation of Broadway

Racing the Great White Way Black performance, Eugene O'Neill, and the transformation of Broadway

The early drama of Eugene O'Neill, with its emphasis on racial themes and conflicts, opened up extraordinary opportunities for Black performers to challenge racist structures in modern theater and cinema. By adapting O'Neill's dramatic text-changing scripts to omit offensive epithets,...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Johnson, Katie N., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press 2023.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Theater--theory/text/performance.
Subjects:
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953.
O'Neill, Eugene, > 1888-1953 > Criticism and interpretation.
African Americans in the performing arts.
African Americans in the performing arts > History > 20th century.
Black people in the theater.
Black people in the theater > United States > History > 20th century.
Theater > United States > History > 20th century.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009752682006719
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 : The Emperor's Remains
  • Chapter 2 : An Algerian in Paris
  • Chapter 3 : Broadway's First Interracial Kiss
  • Chapter 4 : Racing Operatic Emperors
  • Chapter 5 : Racing the Cut : Black to Ireland
  • Conclusion : What Remains?

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