Jews on Broadway : An Historical Survey of Performers, Playwrights, Composers, Lyricists and Producers
Table of Contents Acknowledgments vi Preface 1 Introduction: Setting the Stage 3 1. Immigration, Yiddish Theater and Building Broadway 7 2. Part of the Melting Pot: From Vaudeville to Broadway 28 3. The Music of Broadway: Classic Composers, Legendary Lyricists 44 4. Group Theater, Acting Teachers and Life During Wartime 68 5. From Communism to the Catskills 92 6. Jewish Themes, Legends and Life in the 1960s and 1970s 120 7. Young Playwrights with a Message, Inflation, Disney and Me 158 8.
 The New Millennium Sees Broadway Breakthroughs: Veterans and Newcomers 184 Epilogue 215 Chapter Notes 217 Bibliography 219 Further Reading 221 Index 225.