You've Got to Have a Dream
 First edition UK cover | |
| Author | Ian Bradley |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Music and Performing Arts; Popular Culture; Practical Theology |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Published |
2004 (SCM Press, UK) 2005 (Westminster John Knox Press, USA) |
| Media type | |
| Pages |
240 244 |
You've Got to Have a Dream: The Message of the Musical is a book written by the British theologian Ian Bradley, first published in 2004, exploring the spiritual dimension of musical theatre.
In his study, Bradley includes works with an overt religious subject matter, for example, Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as well looking at musicals such as Les Misérables, The Lion King and Carousel. His thesis is that Churches have a great deal to learn from modern musicals and could usefully incorporate their spiritual and theological values, and the pastoral care they offer, into their services.
The title "You've Got to Have a Dream" is a reference to a line in the popular song Happy Talk in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical South Pacific.
Published in September 2004, the book predates the protests and controversy surrounding the BBC broadcast of Jerry Springer: The Opera in January 2005, which was strongly opposed by organisations such as Christian Voice and the Christian Institute, which attempted to bring a private prosecution against the BBC.
See also
References
- Bates, Stephen (2004-09-11), "Churches should take yellow brick road to reaching people", The Guardian
- McLeod, Donald (2004-09-29), "Academic claims musicals are the new religion", The Guardian
- "Yellow brick road to righteousness", BBC News Magazine, 2004-10-14, retrieved 2009-12-31