Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage
Henry Carl Bial
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Description for Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage
Hardcover. A fascinating look at how the Bible has inspired Broadway plays and musicals, from"Ben-Hur"to"Jesus Christ Superstar"" Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AN; DSBH; DSG; HRCG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Biblical texts have inspired more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals, ranging from early spectacles like Ben-Hur (1899) to more familiar works such as Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar. What happens when a culture’s most sacred text enters its most commercial performance venue? Playing God focuses on eleven successful productions, as well as a few notable flops that highlight the difficulties in adapting the Old and New Testaments for the stage. The book is informed by both performance studies and theater history, combining analysis of play scripts with archival research into the actual circumstances of production and reception. Biblical plays, ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472072927
SKU
V9780472072927
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Ref
99-50
About Henry Carl Bial
Henry Bial is Professor of Theatre and Director of the School of the Arts, University of Kansas.
Reviews for Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage
“Henry Bial’s keen dramaturgical eye, love of Broadway lore, and deep respect for faith and faith concerns elevate his subject. He asks what it means to balance the demands of theatrical (and commercial) representation with the challenge of doing justice to transcendent ideas and personages... Bial’s writing is incisive and sophisticated but also accessible and, frankly, fun.” — John ... Read more