Henry Bial
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  • Books
    • Playing God
    • Acting Jewish
    • The Per­for­mance Studies Reader
    • Brecht Source­book
    • Theater Histori­ography
    • Great North American Stage Directors, Vol. 4
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    Jan
    1

    Talking Representation with HuffPo

    In which I help Emma Gray of the Huffington Post explain the phenomenon of Jewish representation in made-for-tv Christmas movies.

     

    Appearances

    Apr
    20
    Cabaret

    I’ll be making a rare stage appearance (first time since 2017) in KU’s production of Cabaret, running April 20-30. Details at: https://kutheatre.com/cabaret.

    Mar
    8
    University of Texas

    (Austin, TX)

    I enjoyed the chance to speak at the University of Texas’s Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies, thanks to the Gale Collaborative on Jewish Life in the Americas. Details here.

    Apr
    17
    “Day 6”

    CBC Radio, Canada

     

    In Spring 2022, I spoke to Day 6, the weekly newsmagazine show on CBC/Radio-Canada, about Jesus Christ Superstar and its popularity as an Easter-themed entertainment.

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    Book Henry

    Books

    Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage
    Playing God
    Acting Jewish: Negotiating Ethnicity on the American Stage and Screen
    Acting Jewish
    The Performance Studies Reader, Third Edition
    The Per­for­mance Studies Reader
    Brecht Sourcebook
    Brecht Source­book
    Theater Historiography: Critical Interventions
    Theater Histori­ography
    Great North American Stage Directors, Vol. 4
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