| Through the Screen Door: What Happened to the Broadway Musical When It Went to Hollywood Contributor(s): Hischak, Thomas S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810850184 ISBN-13: 9780810850187 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $86.13 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2004 Annotation: This book is about the transition that musicals went through when they traveled from the stage to the screen. While the approach is critical, the style is readable and yields fascinating knowledge on the many things that did and didn't happen as theatre and film have merged throughout the past century.Hischak'sanalysis covers productions from The Desert Song (1927), to Chicago (2002). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - Broadway & Musicals - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2004004067 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.44" W x 8.54" (0.83 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this personal and opinionated book Tom Hischak takes a close look at what happens when a Broadway musical goes to Hollywood, and less often when Hollywood comes to Broadway. The musicals discussed range from The Desert Song (1927), the first sound film of a Broadway musical, to Chicago, the 2002 film made from the 1975 Broadway hit. Film musicals that became Broadway shows range from Lili (1953) to Never Gonna Dance (2003). The book assumes a basic familiarity with famous musicals (for example the plot of My Fair Lady is summed up in a sentence or two) but lesser known works are fully explained. One chapter looks at British musicals that were popular in New York and were later filmed with Hollywood connections. Also included is a Directory that gives credits, names, and songs for both the stage and screen version for all the musicals discussed. Appendices offer statistical data on musicals, and there is an extensive Bibliography. |