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The Hidden History Of 'Oklahoma!', Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
The Hidden History Of 'Oklahoma!', Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
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Daniel Pollack-Pelzner explains that contemporary reinterpretations of the classic American musical Oklahoma! may be getting back to its root: it's based on a play by a gay Cherokee man.
Harry Potter And Hamilton From The Stage To The Page, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
Harry Potter And Hamilton From The Stage To The Page, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
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In this article originally published in Public Books, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner offers commentary on the two best-selling plays on record, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Hamilton. Specifically, Pollack-Pelzner examines how the Anglo-American world’s favorite orphans play at home, adopted, as it were, from the stage to the page.
Profiles Of Selected Mormon Actors, J. Michael Hunter
Profiles Of Selected Mormon Actors, J. Michael Hunter
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“Profiles of Selected Mormon Actors” provides brief profiles of over 80 Mormon actors and actresses, including some biographical information and career highlights. This chapter appears in the first volume of Mormons and Popular Culture: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon (Praeger 2013), a comprehensive treatment of Mormons and popular culture, providing an introduction and wide-ranging overview of the topic.