Approaching The New Millennium

Download or read book New Broadways written by Gerald M. Berkowitz and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1997 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). In 1950, the terms "American theatre" and "Broadway" were virtually synonymous. As the new century begins, Broadway is only a small part of a vital, creative, and varied national theatrical scene. This lively and authoritative book combines a history of the many changes the spread of regional and non-profit theatres, the rise of Off-Broadway and other alternatives, the decline of Broadway with an analysis of their implications and the problems they have brought, a look at new audiences, the causes of failure, and the unexpected complications of success. Hardcover.