{"product_id":"the-sixties-center-stage-james-m-harding-9780472053360","title":"The Sixties, Center Stage: Mainstream and Popular Performances in a Turbulent Decade","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Sixties, Center Stage\u003c\/i\u003e offers rich insights into the innovative and provocative political underpinnings of mainstream and popular performances in the 1960s. While much critical attention has been focused on experimental and radical theater of the period, the essays confirm that mainstream performances not only merit more scholarly attention than they have received, but through serious examination provide an important key to understanding the 1960s as a period. \u003cbr\u003e The introduction provides a broad overview of the social, political, and cultural contexts of artistic practices in mainstream theater from the mid-fifties to mid-seventies. Readers will find detailed examinations of the mainstream's surprising attention to craft and innovation; to the rich exchange between European and American theatres; to the rise of regional theaters; and finally, to popular cultural performances that pushed the conceptual boundaries of mainstream institutions. The book looks afresh at productions of \u003ci\u003eHair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCabaret\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaisin in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Fiddler on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as German theater, and performances outside the Democratic National Convention of 1968. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James M. Harding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472053361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472053360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018","brand":"James M. Harding","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054839886079,"sku":"9780472053360","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_66171a57-6279-47e5-8459-0d08aad1b2ce.jpg?v=1685032300","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sixties-center-stage-james-m-harding-9780472053360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}