Through the Screen Door
What Happened to the Broadway Musical When It Went to Hollywood
Bloomsbury Academic · Print & ebook · July 8, 2004
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Thomas Hischak traces Broadway musicals to Hollywood, and less often, Hollywood musicals back to Broadway.
- Themes
- Broadway-to-film adaptations, Film musicals, Stage and screen musical history
- Genres
- Broadway & Musical Revue, Film History, Theater History & Criticism
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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 fromThe Desert Song(1927), the first sound film of a Broadway musical, toChicago, the 2002 film made from the 1975 Broadway hit. Film musicals that became Broadway shows range fromLili(1953) toNever Gonna Dance(2003).
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The book assumes a basic familiarity with famous musicals (for example the plot ofMy Fair Ladyis 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.
Broadway to Hollywood
Thomas Hischak traces Broadway musicals to Hollywood, and less often, Hollywood musicals back to Broadway.
Come here for
- A close look at Broadway musicals adapted for Hollywood
- Stage-and-screen credits, names, and songs in a directory
Expect
- Coverage from The Desert Song to Chicago
- Appendices with statistical data and an extensive bibliography
Where it sits
| Film History | 73% |
|---|---|
| Broadway & Musical Revue | 65% |
| Theater History & Criticism | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Performing Arts
- Film Direction & Production
- Authors
- Thomas Hischak
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Published
- July 8, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Broadway-to-film adaptations · Film musicals · Stage and screen musical history
- Reading lane
- Performing Arts