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The Rise And Fall Of The Broadway Musical by Mark N. Grant (Northeastern University Press)The Age of the "McMusical"
In his new book, "The Rise and Fall of the Broadway Musical," writer Mark Grant discusses how the Broadway musical was once on the cutting edge of popular culture and why it no longer has that vigor and spirit. The book looks at the history of the musical, and offers some opinionated analysis on how the health of the form can be restored. Grant joins us today as we take your calls on the state of the musical. Also: "Jerry Springer: The Opera" stirred up quite a controversy in Great Britain this week after a religious group accused the BBC of blasphemy, following the corporation's decision to televise it on BBC2. Will New Yorkers get a chance to see the musical any time soon? Joining with some insight us is British cultural critic Norman Lebrecht.
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