[HN Gopher] A Master of a Curious Midcentury Art Form, the Indus...
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A Master of a Curious Midcentury Art Form, the Industrial Musical
Author : samclemens
Score : 11 points
Date : 2023-03-15 05:00 UTC (18 hours ago)
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| splatzone wrote:
| If you're interested in the strange world of industrial musicals,
| I highly recommend the documentary Bathtubs over Broadway. They
| touch on the work of Michael Brown as well as other composers.
| [0]
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| The associated book is great too, and the author, Steve Young[1],
| is very responsive to questions by email.
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| One sad thing I have learned is that there was a lot of cynicism
| about industrial shows back in the day. The makers of those shows
| were often looked down upon and ostracised by composers and
| artists working on Broadway musicals, even though the level of
| craft and talent involved was often incredibly high, and there
| was a lot of overlap in the talent pool.
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| [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtubs_Over_Broadway
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| [1]: https://www.steveyoungworld.com/industrial-musicals/
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