[HN Gopher] A Master of a Curious Midcentury Art Form, the Indus... ___________________________________________________________________ A Master of a Curious Midcentury Art Form, the Industrial Musical Author : samclemens Score : 11 points Date : 2023-03-15 05:00 UTC (18 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.texasmonthly.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.texasmonthly.com) | splatzone wrote: | If you're interested in the strange world of industrial musicals, | I highly recommend the documentary Bathtubs over Broadway. They | touch on the work of Michael Brown as well as other composers. | [0] | | The associated book is great too, and the author, Steve Young[1], | is very responsive to questions by email. | | One sad thing I have learned is that there was a lot of cynicism | about industrial shows back in the day. The makers of those shows | were often looked down upon and ostracised by composers and | artists working on Broadway musicals, even though the level of | craft and talent involved was often incredibly high, and there | was a lot of overlap in the talent pool. | | [0]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtubs_Over_Broadway | | [1]: https://www.steveyoungworld.com/industrial-musicals/ ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2023-03-15 23:02 UTC)