Season of Discontent to “Seasons of Love”: Broadway Musicals in a Time of #MeToo

Jeffrey Eric Jenkins

Season of Discontent to “Seasons of Love”: Broadway Musicals in a Time of #MeToo

Jeffrey Eric Jenkins

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Abstract

In the angry social and political climate pervasive during the 2017-18 theatre season in New York, the rise of the #MeToo movement reawakened a sense that justice was long overdue for those who suffered sexual harassment and worse. Meanwhile, Broadway struggled to present classic (and new) musical works that were fraught with negative stereotypes. At mid-season, a shooting at a high school in Florida galvanized activists–and theatre students–in ways that offered some small sense of hope for the future.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Critical Stages
Volume	2019-December
Issue number	20
State	Published - Dec 2019

Keywords

#MeToo
#Never Again
Broadway musicals
Carousel
Kate
Kiss Me
Musical theatre
My Fair Lady
Parkland shooting
Tootsie

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Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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Season of Discontent to “Seasons of Love”: Broadway Musicals in a Time of #MeToo

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