The Great Strikes of 1877 or So You Want to Dance on Broadway

The Great Strikes of 1877

Author: David O Stowell

A spectacular example of collective violence, the Great Strikes of 1877 was the first national strike and the first major strikes against the railroad industry. In some places, notably St. Louis, non-railroad workers also abandoned city businesses, creating one of the nation’s first general strikes. Mobilizing hundreds of thousands of workers, the Great Strikes of 1877 transformed the nation’s political landscape, shifting the primary political focus from Reconstruction to labor, capital, and the changing role of the state. Including essays by distinguished historians exploring the social, political, regional, and ethnic landscape of the Great Strikes of 1877, this collection investigates long-term effects on state militias and national guard units; ethnic and class characterization of strikers; pictorial depictions of poor laborers in the press; organizational strategies employed by railroad workers; participation by blacks; violence against Chinese immigrants; and the developing tension between capitalism and racial equality in the United States.

Contributors include Joshua Brown, Steven J. Hoffman, Michael Kazin, David Miller, Richard Schneirov, David O. Stowell, and Shelton Stromquist.

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So You Want to Dance on Broadway?: Insight and Advice from the Pros Who Know

Author: Tina Paul

Veteran performer and choreographer Tina Paul dispels myths and delivers the inside dope about achieving your dream of dancing on Broadway.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	ix
Chapter 1	What's the Big Deal?	1
Chapter 2	You Want to What?!	7
	Dance 'Til You Drop	7
	Navigating Family, Friends, and Foes	8
	The Whole Gay Question	10
	Body Beautiful or Betrayal	13
Chapter 3	The Never-ending Quest: Teachers and Technique	21
	Dance Teachers and Studios	21
	Dance Technique and Styles	25
Chapter 4	Talent Is a Triple Threat	35
	Singing	36
	Singing Audition Material	39
	Acting	42
	Performance Onstage	46
	Performance Offstage	51
Chapter 5	College or Not: The Toss-up	53
	College	54
	New York--No College	58
	New York--College	61
	Working in LORT Theatres	61
	Dance Companies	62
	Alternate Routes	63
Chapter 6	How Do I Pay For All This? The Cold Hard Facts and Cash	65
	Support Jobs	67
	Apartment	71
	Dance Classes	76
	Voice and Acting Classes	78
	Dance Wear	79
	Transportation	81
	Pictures and Resumes	82
	Laundry	82
	Hair, Makeup, Toiletries	82
	Theatre Admission	83
	Food	86
	Miscellaneous Tips	89
Chapter 7	Wear and When: Dance Clothes for Class and Auditions	93
	What to Wear in a Professional Class	93
	What to Wear to an Audition	99
Chapter 8	Life Shrinks to a Look and a List: Pictures and Resumes	107
	Pictures	108
	Cost of Pictures	111
	Resumes	114
	Cost of Resumes	121
	How to Write a Resume	123
Chapter 9	Before the Jaws of the Beast: Preparing for an Audition	129
	What to Pack in Your Dancebag	132
	Physical and Mental Preparation	136
Chapter 10	Into the Jaws of the Beast: The Audition	139
	Nondance Typecasting	142
	Typing Out With a Simple Step or Short Combination	143
	Varying Combinations	145
	Singing Audition	149
	Callbacks	151
Chapter 11	Working on the Great White Way	155
	Rehearsals	156
	Previews	159
	The Run of the Show	160
	How Long to Stay in a Show	164
Chapter 12	Final Advice and Fare Thee Well	168
	The Cast of Contributors	172