- Title Pages
- Dedication
- [UNTITLED]
- Introduction
- 1 The Boy from Philadelphia
- 2 Journeyman Years
- 3 Early Works (1924–1929)
- 4 Life with Eva, I (1929–1931)
- 5 From <i>is 5</i> (1929) to the Piano Concerto (1931)
- 6 Life with Eva, II (1932–1936)
- 7 Critical Writings (1931–1940)
- 8 From the <i>Serenade</i> (1932) to <i>The Chesapeake Bay Retriever</i> (1936)
- 9 <i>The Cradle Will Rock</i>, I (1936–1937)
- 10 <i>The Cradle Will Rock</i>, II
- 11 From <i>The Spanish Earth</i> (1937) to <i>Danton’s Death</i> (1939)
- 12 <i>No for an Answer</i> (1937–1940)
- 13 From <i>Valley Town</i> (1940) to <i>Labor for Victory</i> (1942)
- 14 To London and Back (1942–1945)
- 15 From <i>Freedom Morning</i> (1943) to the <i>Airborne Symphony</i> (1946)
- 16 From <i>Goloopchik</i> (1945) to <i>The Guests</i> (1949)
- 17 <i>Regina</i>, I (1946–1949)
- 18 <i>Regina</i>, II
- 19 <i>The Threepenny Opera</i> (1950–1954) and Other Adaptations
- 20 <i>Reuben Reuben</i> (1949–1955) and <i>This Is the Garden</i> (1956–1957)
- 21 More Music for Shakespeare (1950–1958)
- 22 <i>Juno</i> (1957–1959)
- 23 Final Years, I (1959–1961)
- 24 Final Years, II (1961–1964)
- 25 The Unfinished Operas
- Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- Index
Juno (1957–1959)
Juno (1957–1959)
- Chapter:
- (p.417) 22 Juno (1957–1959)
- Source:
- Marc Blitzstein
- Author(s):
Howard Pollack
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter discusses Blitzstein’s testimony before an executive session held by the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1958, and his last completed dramatic work, Juno, a musical adaptation of Sean O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock undertaken with Joseph Stein. Starring Shirley Booth and Melvyn Douglas, with choreography by Agnes de Mille, the show had a stormy tryout period in Washington and Boston, before arriving on Broadway, where it played for only sixteen performances. The chapter concludes with a consideration of subsequent revivals and adaptations of the show.
Keywords: House Committee on Un-American Activities, Juno, Sean O’Casey, Juno and the Paycock, Joseph Stein, Shirley Booth, Melvyn Douglas, Agnes de Mille
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- [UNTITLED]
- Introduction
- 1 The Boy from Philadelphia
- 2 Journeyman Years
- 3 Early Works (1924–1929)
- 4 Life with Eva, I (1929–1931)
- 5 From <i>is 5</i> (1929) to the Piano Concerto (1931)
- 6 Life with Eva, II (1932–1936)
- 7 Critical Writings (1931–1940)
- 8 From the <i>Serenade</i> (1932) to <i>The Chesapeake Bay Retriever</i> (1936)
- 9 <i>The Cradle Will Rock</i>, I (1936–1937)
- 10 <i>The Cradle Will Rock</i>, II
- 11 From <i>The Spanish Earth</i> (1937) to <i>Danton’s Death</i> (1939)
- 12 <i>No for an Answer</i> (1937–1940)
- 13 From <i>Valley Town</i> (1940) to <i>Labor for Victory</i> (1942)
- 14 To London and Back (1942–1945)
- 15 From <i>Freedom Morning</i> (1943) to the <i>Airborne Symphony</i> (1946)
- 16 From <i>Goloopchik</i> (1945) to <i>The Guests</i> (1949)
- 17 <i>Regina</i>, I (1946–1949)
- 18 <i>Regina</i>, II
- 19 <i>The Threepenny Opera</i> (1950–1954) and Other Adaptations
- 20 <i>Reuben Reuben</i> (1949–1955) and <i>This Is the Garden</i> (1956–1957)
- 21 More Music for Shakespeare (1950–1958)
- 22 <i>Juno</i> (1957–1959)
- 23 Final Years, I (1959–1961)
- 24 Final Years, II (1961–1964)
- 25 The Unfinished Operas
- Conclusion
- Abbreviations
- Index
