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Brigadoon
Dramaturgy | Penn State Centre Stage's 2022 Production | Directed by Jennifer Delac
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The Golden Age of American Musical Theatre
Original Production
Notable Subsequent Productions
1963 Broadway revival — Directed by John Fearnley
1980 Broadway revival — Directed by Vivian Matalon
2014 Goodman Theatre production — Directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell; revised book by Brian Hill
2017 New York City Center staged concert — Directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon
The Writers: Lerner and Loewe
Alan Jay Lerner: Lyricist and Librettist
Frederick Loewe: Composer
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The Musical
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Why This Play Now?
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World War II
Post-Traumatic Stress for WWII Veterans
American Slang from the 1940s
Scottish Influences
A Brief History of Scotland
Scottish Monarchy
Jacobites and 1746
Highland Clans
Scottish Dances
Traditional Scottish Dances
Scottish Dance Styles
Dances in “Brigadoon”
Scottish Marriage and Funeral Traditions
Scottish Marriage Traditions
Scottish Tartans and Textiles
Scottish Cultural References in “Brigadoon”
Visual References: Scottish Highlands
Phrases from Scotland
Essays From a Dramaturg
Our Own Brigadoon
“Lays o’ th’ Hameland” by James H. Murdoch
Taylor Swift and “Brigadoon”
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Essays From a Dramaturg
April 6, 2022
Arushi Grover
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