Great American Songbook Foundation Exhibit explores the intersection of entertainment, politics and patriotism from George and Ira Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical!
Ranger, Texas, March 14, 2023 – A travelling exhibit from the Great American Songbook Foundation, “Of Thee I Sing: Politics on Stage,” will be available March 28 through May 4, 2023.
Have you ever seen a musical that changed your way of thinking about a political or social issue? Musical theatre in the U.S. has engaged with political topics from its early days. From George and Ira Gershwin’s Of Thee I Sing to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical, the intersection between entertainment, politics, and patriotism presents an emotionally powerful combination for theatergoers.