Category Archives: Theater

Interview With Cultural Historian William Grange (6-21-21)

Professor William Grange, 74, published the following books: * The Business of American Theatre (2020) * Cabaret (Forms of Drama) (2021) * Historical Dictionary of German Theater (2015) * A Primer in Theatre History: From the Greeks to the Spanish … Continue reading

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Hitler Laughing: Comedy in the Third Reich (6-21-21)

00:00 Cultural historian William Grange 01:00 Alexander Technique 03:00 My 2007 interview with William Grange 07:00 Aging and cognitive power 09:30 Writers block 12:00 American identity 15:00 African-American identity 20:00 The civil rights revolution 22:00 American theater and American identity … Continue reading

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Is Theater A White Thing?

REPORT: One of the UK’s most distinguished actors has been criticized for claiming theater is a “white invention” that is ingrained in the DNA of the Caucasian race. Dame Janet Suzman, known for her Shakespearean roles, was responding to the … Continue reading

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What Is The Point Of Theater?

I ask Broadway producer Avi Borenstein: "What does the medium do better than movies or TV or the novel?" Avi replies: Let me offer an analogy. Why does anyone go to a football game in a stadium on a cold, wet … Continue reading

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What’s The Point Of Plays?

Why do people go to plays? What can plays do that movies can’t? Are they like ugly girls in that they try harder? I need to know. There must be something special about plays. Historian Paul Johnson says in his … Continue reading

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