Lady in the Dark (collaboration with Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin)
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Lady in the Dark (collaboration with Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin) is a groundbreaking 1941 Broadway musical play that blends psychoanalytic themes with innovative dream sequences and a celebrated score.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Lady in the Dark | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| bookBy | Moss Hart ⓘ |
| bookWriter | Moss Hart ⓘ |
| collaborator |
Ira Gershwin
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Kurt Weill ⓘ Moss Hart ⓘ |
| composer | Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | Golden Age of Broadway (early phase) ⓘ |
| firstRunDescription | commercially successful Broadway run ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasForm | play with music and dream sequences ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of serious psychological themes in a musical
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innovative use of dream ballets and fantasy sequences ⓘ |
| influenced |
integration of psychoanalytic motifs in musical theatre
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later concept musicals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| musicBy | Kurt Weill ⓘ |
| musicStyle | blend of popular song and theatrical music ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | alternation of spoken scenes and dream sequences ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extended dream sequences
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integration of psychoanalytic themes into musical theatre ⓘ use of music primarily in dream scenes ⓘ |
| notableSong |
My Ship
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surface form:
“My Ship”
The Saga of Jenny ⓘ
surface form:
“The Saga of Jenny”
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| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| originalProductionType | Broadway production ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1941-01-23 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre |
Marquis Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Alvin Theatre
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| premiereYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Liza Elliott ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | fashion magazine editor ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| structure | three major dream sequences ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
dreams
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psychoanalysis ⓘ psychotherapy ⓘ |
| theme |
career versus romance
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female identity ⓘ inner conflict ⓘ psychoanalytic self-discovery ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
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