A fine romance : adapting Broadway to Hollywood in the studio system era /

This text explores the symbiotic relationship between a dozen Broadway musicals and their Hollywood film adaptations, including some of the best loved, most admired, and most enduring works in their respective genres. Beginning with the stage version of Show Boat and ending with Bob Fosse's cin...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Block, Geoffrey Holden
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Zusammenfassung:
This text explores the symbiotic relationship between a dozen Broadway musicals and their Hollywood film adaptations, including some of the best loved, most admired, and most enduring works in their respective genres. Beginning with the stage version of Show Boat and ending with Bob Fosse's cinematic re-envisioning of Cabaret, Geoffrey Block explores twelve stage shows and their film adaptations spanning nearly a half century (1927-1972).
Umfang:
1 online resource (369 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-750176-1
0-19-750175-3
0-19-750174-5
Schlagworte:
Musical films > United States > History and criticism.
Musicals > United States > Film adaptations.
Film adaptations > History and criticism.
Musical theater > History.
Performing Arts.
Films, cinema.
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