Open AccessMusical theatre and politics
Author(s) -
Dennis Altman
Publication year - 2020
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2446-0893
DOI - 10.7146/politik.v23i1.120313
Subject(s) - musical , politics , space (punctuation) , expression (computer science) , political theatre , aesthetics , literature , art , visual arts , history , political science , linguistics , philosophy , law , computer science , programming language
The musical is in some ways the most significant contribution of the United States to theatre. Musicals have long been a space for considerable political expression, which is often overlooked in the tendency to view them as no more than light popular entertainments.