Theater Talk: Ethan Mordden 'When Broadway Went to Hollywood'

Author and musical theatre historian Ethan Mordden charts the influence of Broadway on Hollywood (and vice versa) throughout the twentieth century, in his latest book, “When Broadway Went to Hollywood.” (Taped: 04/07/17)

Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is hosted by series producer Susan Haskins.

The program premieres on CUNY TV weekly and is also one of the few independent productions on PBS where it airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York. It is also syndicated nationally to over 60 urban markets across the USA. The series is jointly produced by Theater Talk Productions and CUNY TV, both not-for-profit corporations and is funded by contributions from private foundations and individuals, as well as The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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[trippphillips]

My favorite writer. Seldom less than brilliant.

[alanlenhoff]

His fiction is even better than his nonfiction. And there is a troubling bit of submerged homophobia in the way his nonfiction is (rightly) appreciated and his fiction is (appallingly) ignored. The reviewer-ocracy is telling him to stay where he belongs--writing about show business--and turning up its nose at his subversive gay stories.

[dmc]

I always love Mordden's theater books.