"Pal Joey," "Native Son," "Annie Get Your Gun" - during the years of the Second World War, there was a new surge of exciting Broadway productions trying out in Philadelphia.
But at the same time, the Shuberts' domination of the Philadelphia theater market was meeting increasing scrutiny.
For a blog post on our website, with images from the productions we discuss in the episode:
https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/quaker-city-theater-in-the-war-years/
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