THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sunday in the Park with George features two coveted starring roles made famous by the Broadway performances of Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters.
Detailed explanation-2: -The musical fictionalizes Seurat’s life. In fact, neither of his children survived beyond infancy, so he had no heirs. Seurat’s common-law wife was Madeleine Knobloch, who gave birth to his two sons, one after his death. Unlike Dot, Knobloch was living with Seurat when he died, and did not emigrate to America.
Detailed explanation-3: -Their unlikely collaboration yielded one of the great Broadway shows of the latter 20th century, featuring important lead performances from Mandy Patinkin (as Seurat) and Bernadette Peters (as his frustrated, illiterate mistress, Dot); yet mounting Sunday was not without its difficulties.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sunday in the Park explores several major themes including change, art vs. commerce, and the interplay of art and science. Within Georges in Act I there exists a dichotomy of change versus not changing.