| Was Oscar Hammerstein Jewish? Some people just "cain't say no" (today's MARQUEE) |
| Posted by: TheBroadwayMaven (DavidBenkof@gmail.com) 07:49 am EDT 09/18/24 |
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In today's FREE Broadway appreciation substack newsletter, MARQUEE:
• A LEAD ESSAY re-examining the commonly held belief that Oscar Hammerstein was Jewish.
(A look at the lyricist's writings and the comments of those who knew him reveal a nominal Christian with universalist impulses whose humanist outlook helped shape his career.)
Also in this issue:
• VIDEO: 10-minute version of Broadway's "Parade"
• LAST BLAST: "Sing Out, Louise!" from Gypsy: a new perspective |
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