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The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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Hollywood's conversion to sound in the 1920s created an early peak
in the film musical, following the immense success of The Jazz
Singer. The opportunity to synchronize moving pictures with a
soundtrack suited the musical in particular, since the heightened
experience of song and dance drew attention to the novelty of the
technological development. Until the near-collapse of the genre in
the 1960s, the film musical enjoyed around thirty years of
development, as landmarks such as The Wizard of Oz, Meet Me in St
Louis, Singin' in the Rain, and Gigi showed the exciting
possibilities of putting musicals on the silver screen. The Oxford
Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations traces how the genre
of the stage-to-screen musical has evolved, starting with screen
adaptations of operettas such as The Desert Song and Rio Rita, and
looks at how the Hollywood studios in the 1930s exploited the
publication of sheet music as part of their income. Numerous
chapters examine specific screen adaptations in depth, including
not only favorites such as Annie and Kiss Me, Kate but also some of
the lesser-known titles like Li'l Abner and Roberta and problematic
adaptations such as Carousel and Paint Your Wagon. Together, the
chapters incite lively debates about the process of adapting
Broadway for the big screen and provide models for future studies.
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