Art for Art's Sake: The American repertory theatre

Jen WEBB

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-43308-4_49

Art for Art's Sake

The American repertory theatre

Jen WEBB

Centre for Creative & Cultural Research

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Abstract

Founded at Harvard University by Robert Brustein in 1980 and more recently led by artistic director Diana Paulus, the American Repertory Theatre has developed new musicals such as Big River (1984) and Finding Neverland (2014) and has reimagined classic Broadway musicals such as Porgy and Bess (2011) and Pippin (2012). By reshaping musical theatre writing (sometimes controversially) and succeeding on Broadway, ART’s productions demonstrate how creative innovation can succeed in a commercial marketplace.

Original language	English
Pages	479-486
Number of pages	8
Specialist publication	The Conversation
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-43308-4_49
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

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WEBB, J. (2017). Art for Art's Sake: The American repertory theatre. The Conversation, 479-486. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-43308-4_49

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