Bibliograph

Twenty-first century musicals, from stage to screen, edited by George Rodosthenous

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Twenty-first century musicals, from stage to screen, edited by George Rodosthenous

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Twenty-first century musicals

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

edited by George Rodosthenous

Sub title

from stage to screen

Summary

Twenty-First Century Musicals stakes a place for the musical in today's cinematic landscape, taking a look at landing 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 sub-texts in depth. Themes of national identity; race, class and gender; the 'voice' and 'singing live' on film; authenticity; camp sensibilities; and the celebrationof 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. -- from back cover

Table Of Contents

Drag, rock, authenticity and in-betweenness: Hedwig and the angry inch / Dominic Symonds -- All that jazz: the difficult journey of Chicago from stage to screen / Robert Gordon -- Ready for his close-up: from horror to romance in The phantom of the opera / Jessica Sternfeld -- "Bohemia is dead": Rent celebrating life in the face of death / Mark Shields -- Where did we go right (and wrong)?: success and failure in the adaptations of The producers from and to the screen / Julian Woolford -- "Big, as in large, as in huge": Dreamgirls and difference in the performance of gender, blackness, and popular music history / Todd Decker -- At the intersection of music, sexuality and race: Hairspray's generic and aesthetic variances / Linda Mokdad -- "With a bit of rock music, everything is fine": Mamma Mia! and the camp sensibility on screen / Helen Deborah Lewis -- 8 1/2 to Nine to Nine: evolutions of a cinema classic / Arthur Pritchard -- "You wanna hear the real story?: (mis)remembering masculinity in Clint Eastwood's adaptation of Jersey Boys / Sarah Whitfield -- The ethical exculpation of moral turpitude: representations of violence and death in Sweeney Todd and Into the woods / Tim Stephenson -- The last five years: medium, mode and the making of Cathy / Sarah Browne -- The trouble with "Little girls": Annie on the big (and small) screen / Olaf Jubin -- London Road: the "irruption of the real" and haunting utopias in the verbatim musical / Demetric Zavros

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