CCM associate prof of musicology bruce d. mcclung (he uses lowercase and who are we to argue) has won the so-prestigious 2007 Kurt Weill Prize for outstanding scholarship on 20th century musical theater for “Lady in the Dark: Biography of a Musical” (Oxford University Press, 2006.).
According to the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, “In his production history incorporating scripts, correspondence, clippings from Gertrude Lawrence’s scrapbooks, and other artifacts, mcclung traces a revolutionary and controversial work through its Broadway run, national tour and revivals.”
“Lady in the Dark” also received the George Freedley Award 2006 Special Jury Prize from the Theatre Library Association.
Jackie Demaline
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