Adding Machine: A Musical
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"Adding Machine: A Musical" is an award-winning off-Broadway musical adaptation of Elmer Rice’s 1923 expressionist play "The Adding Machine," known for its darkly satirical exploration of dehumanization in modern society.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
off-Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre | expressionist play ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
expressionist-influenced staging
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non-realistic theatrical style ⓘ |
| awardStatus | award-winning ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Adding Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Elmer Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresTheme |
critique of capitalism
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fate and free will ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ mechanization of human life ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| genre |
dark satire
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expressionist theatre adaptation ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasForm | book musical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a bookkeeper replaced by an adding machine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adaptation of a 1923 expressionist play
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darkly satirical tone ⓘ exploration of dehumanization in modern society ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| originalPlayAuthor | Elmer Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPlayGenre | expressionist drama GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalPlayTitle | The Adding Machine GENERATED ⓘ |
| periodOfOriginalPlay | 1923 ⓘ |
| portrays |
afterlife bureaucracy
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depersonalized office work ⓘ |
| productionType | off-Broadway production ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | early 20th-century urban America ⓘ |
| subject |
afterlife
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alienation ⓘ bureaucracy ⓘ dehumanization in modern society ⓘ modern industrial society ⓘ |
| theatricalTradition | American musical theatre ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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satirical ⓘ |
| workType | literary adaptation ⓘ |
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