{"product_id":"the-musical-hardback-from-broadway-to-hollywood-hardcover","title":"The Musical (hardback): From Broadway to Hollywood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael B. Druxman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Broadway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eto Hollywood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eMICHAEL B. DRUXMAN\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Combining as it does the elements of drama, comedy, music, dance, photography, and design, the film musical is a unique and favored genre, with, it would seem, almost unlimited possibilities for artistic expression and satisfying entertainment. This potential has, at times, been realized with particular success. Some of the best-loved films in motion-picture history have been musicals. And, with the exception of several MGM originals and a few of the show-business biographies, the most admired musical films have been those adapted from the stage. Of the seven musicals that have won the Academy Award for Best Picture, four-\u003cem\u003eWest Side Story, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eOliver!\u003c\/em\u003e-had their origins in the theatre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e However, the transfer of a production from stage to screen is, to say the least, a precarious affair. Many of Broadway's most successful shows have bombed on celluloid. Why does this happen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to answer that question, film writer Michael B. Druxman here provides an excellent survey of the movie musical, focusing on twenty-five musicals adapted from the stage. The films span three decades, and hits as well as flops are included. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a musical play is adapted from the stage to the screen? Should the resulting film be a carbon copy of the play, or is it better to utilize the screen's greater flexibility to create a new, original, and completely different work of art? Can one go too far in this direction, and by tampering with a script divest an established hit of the appealing qualities that made it popular in the first place? Or, is it true that, as Norman Jewison said in speaking of his enormously popular film, \u003cem\u003eFiddler on the Roof\u003c\/em\u003e, \"A bad musical film is one that sticks to the play\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, can a movie version that is \u003cem\u003etoo\u003c\/em\u003e imaginative and opulent distract audiences from the plot and score and smother a production that was successful in the theatre? More specifically, how did the producers and\/or directors of the films highlighted in this volume approach their material? How were the productions received? These and other important questions regarding movie musicals are dealt with extensively herein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of the films treated at length are \u003cem\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes, Oklahoma!, Guys and Dolls, Carousel, Pal Joey, Damn Yankees, Porgy and Bess, Gypsy, Finian's Rainbow, Cabaret, Man of La Mancha, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eJesus Christ Superstar.\u003c\/em\u003e A full chapter is devoted to each film; plots, characters, songs, musical scores, stars (singers, actors, dancers), directors, producers, composers, costumes, sets, choreography-all are given their due. In addition to the twenty-five chapters on individual movies, there is a background introduction to the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, of course, there are photographs-over 200 of them! All the twenty-five musicals discussed in detail are well represented, but there are over 50 stills from other musical films as well-from \u003cem\u003eThe Vagabond King \u003c\/em\u003e(1930) to \u003cem\u003eHair \u003c\/em\u003e(1979).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782579618080,"sku":"9781629338996","price":54.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5aa8052baa16564603fb3cbf584372da.webp?v=1780574834","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-musical-hardback-from-broadway-to-hollywood-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}