. . "Broadway (New York, N.Y.)" . . "Broadway, the American musical. [Part 3], I got plenty of nuttin' (1929-1942)"@en . . . . . . . . "I got plenty of nuttin'"@en . . . . . . . . "The Great Depression proved to be a dynamic period of creative growth on Broadway, and a dichotomy in the musical theater emerged. Productions like Cole Porter's \"Anything Goes\" offered glamour and high times as an escape, while others -- such as \"Of Thee I Sing,\" which satirized the American political system, and the remarkable WPA production of \"The Cradle Will Rock,\" about a steel strike -- dealt directly with the era's social and political concerns. When Bing Crosby recorded \"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime,\" the doleful Broadway ballad took the hit parade by surprise."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .