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003			OCoLC
005			20251028093358.0
008			150801s2015 miua b 001 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780472052929
040			_aBTCTA _beng _cBTCTA _dYDXCP _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dNOC _dBDX _dZCU _dCOO _dVVC _dPWA _dNUI _dHEBIS _dVF$
020			_a9780472052929 _q(pbk.)
020			_a0472052926 _q(pbk.)
020			_a9780472072927 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0472072927 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)915496179
043			_an-us-ny
050		4	_aPN 2227 .N5 _bB53 2015
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aBial, Henry, _d1970- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aPlaying God : _bthe Bible on the Broadway stage / _cHenry Bial.
264		1	_aAnn Arbor Michigan : _bUniversity of Michigan Press, _c2015
300			_aix, 247 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aFaith-based initiatives -- Ben-Hur, Biblical fan fiction -- In the beginning : theatrical creations -- These are the generations of Noah -- Why do the righteous suffer -- Jesus Christ, Broadway star -- Hard job being God.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index.
520			_aFocuses on successful productions and notable flops that highlight the difficulties in adapting the Old and New Testaments for the stage, requiring a balance of religious and commercial considerations through a blend of spectacle, authenticity, sincerity, and irony.
650		0	_aTheater _zNew York (State) _zNew York _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aBible plays, American _xHistory and criticism.
630	0	0	_aBible _xIn literature.
994			_aC0 _bVF$
999			_c136048 _d136048