Media Dramaturgy
for Lost in Yonkers
assistant dramaturg, Jessie Denning, Spring 2023
assistant dramaturg, Jessie Denning, Spring 2023
The url is also linked here if needed: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyi0RQsXziqsudkLt-x0mnZ2V5aitsRJt
(To see or visit other videos in the playlist, click the icon on the top with three lines and a little triangle. You can also let them play through.)
Episodes and clips chosen to highlight from the show are available on Amazon Prime and will be linked accordingly, although you need to be a prime member to be able to see them in full.
(Some key moments are also included in the curated Youtube playlist linked above.)
season 1 ep 1 → 0:35:50-0:39:37 [Joel leaves, Midge tells her parents]
season 1 ep 2 → 0:35:50-0:37:30 [families all together again]
season 1 ep 7 → 0:04:50-0:06:28 [Moishe/Joel flashback], 0:35:14-0:35:41+ [Midge loves kitchens], 0:41:12-0:42:12 [Rose upset with Midge]
season 2 ep 9 → 0:00:05-0:02:06 [fast-paced, Susie gets telethon slot], 0:28:22-0:29:27 [Abe and son discuss spy-esque stuff]
season 3 ep 8 → 0:46:23-0:48:00+ [Midge upset with Rose], 1:03:20-1:04:08 [Susie and sister discuss life]
season 4 ep 1 → 0:18:38-0:19:17 [birthday, Abe and boys]
season 4 ep 3 → 0:14:24-0:16:55 [families at dinner again; esp. see last minute of this clip]
These songs would have been released in the set time of Lost in Yonkers or in the years preceding.
The final playlist is full of NYC ambiance sounds.
a list of Pop genre specifics: https://playback.fm/charts/top-100-songs/1942
some lists relating to Broadway:
https://www.broadwayworld.com/browseshows.cfm?showtype=BR&open_yr=1942
https://www.theatretrip.com/golden-age-musicals/
ex.s: Pal Joey (1940), This is the Army (1942), Oklahoma! (1943)
another key option recommended by Angela is Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)