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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Drag, rock, authenticity and in-betweenness: Hedwig and the Angry Inch; 2 All that jazz: the difficult journey of Chicago from stage to screen; 3 Ready for his close-up: from horror to romance in The Phantom of the Opera; 4 'Bohemia is dead': Rent celebrating life in the face of death; 5 Where did we go right (and wrong)?: success and failure in the adaptations of The Producers from and to the screen |
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6 'Big, as in large, as in huge': Dreamgirls and difference in the performance of gender, blackness, and popular music history7 At the Intersection of music, sexuality and race: Hairspray's generic and aesthetic variances; 8 'With a bit of rock music, everything is fine': Mamma Mia! and the camp sensibility on screen; 9 8ư to Nine to Nine: evolutions of a cinema classic; 10 'You wanna hear the real story?': (mis)remembering masculinity in Clint Eastwood's adaptation of Jersey Boys |
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11 The ethical exculpation of moral turpitude: representations of violence and death in Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods12 The Last Five Years: medium, mode and the making of Cathy; 13 The trouble with 'Little Girls': Annie on the big (and small) screen; 14 London Road: the 'irruption of the real' and haunting utopias in the verbatim musical; Conclusions; Index |
| Summary |
"Twenty-First Century Musicals stakes a place for the musical in today's cinematic landscape, taking a look at leading contemporary shows from their stage origins to their big-screen adaptations. Each chapter offers a new perspective on a single musical, challenging populist narratives and exploring underlying narratives and sub-texts in depth. Themes of national identity; race, class and gender; the 'voice' and 'singing live' on film; authenticity; camp sensibilities; and the celebration of failure are addressed in a series of questions including:How does the film adaptation provide a different viewing experience from the stage version?What themes are highlighted in the film adaptation?What does the new casting bring to the work?Do camera angles dictate a different reading from the stage version?What is lost/gained in the process of adaptation to film?Re-interpreting the contemporary film musical as a compelling art form, Twenty-First Century Musicals is a must-read for any student or scholar keen to broaden their understanding of musical performance."--Provided by publisher |
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Musicals -- 21st century -- History and criticism
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General.
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Musicals
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315626123 |
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1315626128 |
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