After Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley's iron grip on the movie musical
began to slip in the face of pop's cultural dominance, many
believed that the musical genre entered a terminal decline and
finally wore itself out by the 1980s. Though the industrial model
of the musical was disrupted by the emergence of pop, the Hollywood
musical has not gone extinct. Many Hollywood productions from the
1960s to the present have revisited the forms and conventions of
the classic musical-except instead of drawing from showtunes and
jazz standards, they employ the styles and iconography of pop.
Alberto Mira offers a new account of how pop music revolutionized
the Hollywood musical. He shows that while the Hollywood system
ceased producing large-scale traditional musicals, different pop
strains-disco, rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, glam, and hip-hop-renewed
the genre, giving it a new life. While the classical musical
presented a world light on conflict, defined by theatricality and
where effortless talent can shine through, the introduction of pop
spurred musicals to address contemporary social and political
conditions. Mira traces the emergence of a new set of themes-such
as the painful hard work depicted in Dirty Dancing (1987); the
double-edged fandom of Velvet Goldmine (1998); and the racial
politics of Dreamgirls (2006)-to explore why the Hollywood musical
has found renewed relevance.
General
| Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Short Cuts |
| Release date: |
November 2021 |
| Authors: |
Alberto Mira
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
160 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-19123-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-231-19123-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780231191234 |
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