Playing God : the Bible on the Broadway stage / Henry Bial.
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TextPublisher: Ann Arbor Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2015Description: ix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780472052929
- 0472052926
- 9780472072927
- 0472072927
- PN 2227 .N5 B53 2015
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Faith-based initiatives -- Ben-Hur, Biblical fan fiction -- In the beginning : theatrical creations -- These are the generations of Noah -- Why do the righteous suffer -- Jesus Christ, Broadway star -- Hard job being God.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index.
Focuses on successful productions and notable flops that highlight the difficulties in adapting the Old and New Testaments for the stage, requiring a balance of religious and commercial considerations through a blend of spectacle, authenticity, sincerity, and irony.
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