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Lectures in History

New York City and Broadway in the 1960s

Lectures in History

C-SPAN

History, Politics, News

4.1696 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Baruch College Professors Vincent DiGirolamo and Elizabeth Wollman taught a class about New York City and Broadway in the 1960s. They described the political culture of the time, the relationship between Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and how smaller theaters were often more experimental and responded to current issues such as Vietnam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Bye Bye Birdie, Camelot, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, and The Fiddler on the Roof, are just a few of the many productions that debuted in New York City during the 1960s.

0:14.2

Hi, I'm Shannon Rice, the podcast producer here at C-SPAN, and this week's Lectures and History podcast showcases the culture of the 1960s,

0:22.1

specifically the relationship between Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and how

0:26.4

smaller theaters were often more experimental, and responded to current issues such as the

0:30.9

Vietnam War. Class starts with Baruch College professors Vincent de Juralimo and Elizabeth

0:36.3

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1:18.5

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