Theater historian and writer Ethan Mordden is back on an all-new Theater Talk to discuss his newest book, When Broadway Went to Hollywood - a history of Hollywood's relationship with the Broadway musical once the movies began to have sound Oxford University Press.
- 7/11/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The very first words spoken in "Broad City" arrive by way of video chat, as raffish slacker Ilana (Ilana Glazer) floats the idea of attending a Lil Wayne concert by her girl Friday, Abbi (Abbi Jacobson). "Ab, Ab, Ab, no joke," she says, summarizing Comedy Central's current slate in the process. "Today is the day we become Abbi and Ilana, the boss bitches we are in our minds!" Though "Broad City," "Key & Peele," "Inside Amy Schumer," "Nathan for You," and "Review" tackle many subjects, Comedy Central's constellation of boss bitches and irascible absurdists recalls the argument of Ethan Mordden's book "The Hollywood Studios: House Style in the Golden Age of the Movies." Applying the aesthetics and politics that made "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" late-night powerhouses to a stable of (quasi-) narrative series, the network has developed a house...
- 9/9/2014
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
Theater historian and prolific author Ethan Mordden is this week's guest on Theater Talk, discussing his newest book with co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins. The witty and insightful writer, a true aficionado of and expert on musical theater, offers an overview of the art form's evolution, which he chronicles in Anything Goes A History of American Musical Theatre, a comprehensive overview of the great American art form.
- 10/4/2013
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Theater historian and prolific author Ethan Mordden is this week's guest on Theater Talk, discussing his newest book with co-hosts Michael Riedel of the New York Post and producer Susan Haskins. The witty and insightful writer, a true aficionado of and expert on musical theater, offers an overview of the art form's evolution, which he chronicles in Anything Goes A History of American Musical Theatre, a comprehensive overview of the great American art form.
- 10/3/2013
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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