Hollywood Musicals You Missed

Author : Edwin M. Bradley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476639932

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Hollywood Musicals You Missed by Edwin M. Bradley Pdf

Pre-World War II Hollywood musicals weren't only about Astaire and Rogers, Mickey and Judy, Busby Berkeley, Bing Crosby, or Shirley Temple. The early musical developed through tangents that reflected larger trends in film and American culture at large. Here is a survey of select titles with a variety of influences: outsized songwriter personalities, hubbub over "hillbilly" and cowboy stereotypes, the emergence of swing, and the brief parade of opera stars to celluloid. Featured movies range from the smash hit Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), to obscurities such as Are You There? (1930) and Swing, Sister, Swing (1938), to the high-grossing but now forgotten Mountain Music (1937), and It's Great to Be Alive (1933), a zesty pre-Code musical/science-fiction/comedy mishmash. Also included are some of the not-so-memorable pictures made by some of the decade's greatest musical stars.

Author : Edwin M. Bradley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476673585

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Hollywood Musicals You Missed by Edwin M. Bradley Pdf

Pre-World War II Hollywood musicals weren't only about Astaire and Rogers, Mickey and Judy, Busby Berkeley, Bing Crosby, or Shirley Temple. The early musical developed through tangents that reflected larger trends in film and American culture at large. Here is a survey of select titles with a variety of influences: outsized songwriter personalities, hubbub over "hillbilly" and cowboy stereotypes, the emergence of swing, and the brief parade of opera stars to celluloid. Featured movies range from the smash hit Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), to obscurities such as Are You There? (1930) and Swing, Sister, Swing (1938), to the high-grossing but now forgotten Mountain Music (1937), and It's Great to Be Alive (1933), a zesty pre-Code musical/science-fiction/comedy mishmash. Also included are some of the not-so-memorable pictures made by some of the decade's greatest musical stars.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Playbills
ISBN : UCAL:B5180663

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The Playbill by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jeanine Basinger
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781101874066

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The Movie Musical! by Jeanine Basinger Pdf

Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical! is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals, beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white--an essential text for anyone who's ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies. Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical--in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed, most gorgeously illustrated book of her long and remarkable career. From Fred Astaire, whom she adores, to La La Land, which she deplores, Basinger examines a dazzling array of stars, strategies, talents, and innovations in the history of musical cinema. Whether analyzing a classic Gene Kelly routine, relishing a Nelson-Jeanette operetta, or touting a dynamic hip hop number (in the underrated Idlewild), she is a canny and charismatic guide to the many ways that song and dance have been seen--and heard--on film. With extensive portraits of everyone from Al Jolson, the Jazz Singer; to Doris Day, whose iconic sunniness has overshadowed her dramatic talents; from Deanna Durbin, that lovable teen-star of the '30s and '40s; to Shirley T. and Judy G.; from Bing to Frank to Elvis; from Ann Miller to Ann-Margret; from Disney to Chicago . . . focusing on many beloved, iconic films (Top Hat; Singin' in the Rain; Meet Me in St. Louis; The Sound of Music) as well as unduly obscure gems (Eddie Cantor's Whoopee!; Murder at the Vanities; Sun Valley Serenade; One from the Heart), this book is astute, informative, and pure pleasure to read.

Author : William Shakespeare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1597
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCLA:31158009319392

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Richard III. by William Shakespeare Pdf

Author : Wise Publications,Alain Boublil
Publisher : Wise Publications
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783234325

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Miss Saigon (PVG) by Wise Publications,Alain Boublil Pdf

Miss Saigon (PVG) presents 12 songs from Boublil & Schonberg’s hit musical, Miss Saigon. Each song has been freshly engraved for piano and voice, with accompanying lyrics, allowing you to relive the beauty and drama of the show. With beautiful and faithful transciptions, alongside full-colour photography, this book is an essential purchase for any fan. Songlist: - The Heat Is On In Saigon - The Movie In My Mind - Why God Why? - Sun And Moon - The Last Night Of The World - I Still Believe - I’d Give My Life For You - Bui-doi - What A Waste - Too Much For One Heart - Maybe - The American Dream

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Music
ISBN : HARVARD:32044044293181

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The Musical Record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dexter Smith,Lorin Fuller Deland,Philip Hale,Thomas Tapper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015020333194

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Musical Record and Review by Dexter Smith,Lorin Fuller Deland,Philip Hale,Thomas Tapper Pdf

Author : Stanley Green
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Music
ISBN : 0634007653

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Hollywood Musicals Year by Year by Stanley Green Pdf

A chronologically arranged reference book on the Hollywood musical, with each entry including pertinent facts about a film and a brief essay about the plot and production. Includes hundreds of black & white stills.

Author : Richard Barrios,Turner Classic Movies
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780762463176

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Must-See Musicals by Richard Barrios,Turner Classic Movies Pdf

Spanning nine decades and showcasing the most memorable songs, dazzling dancing, and brightest stars ever to grace the silver screen, Must-See Musicals is the guide to the greatest musicals of all time from the most trusted authority on film: Turner Classic Movies. Movie musicals have been a part of pop culture since films began to talk, over nine decades ago. From The Jazz Singer in 1927 all the way to La La Land in modern times, musicals have sung and danced over a vast amount of territory, thrilling audiences the entire time. More than any other type of entertainment, musicals transport us to marvelous places: a Technicolor land over the rainbow in The Wizard of Oz; a romantic ballroom where, in Top Hat, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance cheek to cheek; a London theater where the Beatles perform before hysterical crowds in A Hard Day's Night; even to a seemingly alternate reality where eager throngs still throw rice as they watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show. These titles, and many more, show us that a great musical film is a timeless joy. Covering fifty of the best spanning the dawn of sound to the high-def present, Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Musicals -- written by renowned musical historian Richard Barrios-is filled with lush illustrations as well as enlightening commentary and entertaining "backstage" stories about every one of these unforgettable films.

Author : Jane Feuer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Music
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004452947

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The Hollywood Musical by Jane Feuer Pdf

When the first edition of this book appeared, at the beginning of the 1980s, the age of the Hollywood musical seemed to be over. Fred and Ginger had long since hung up their dancing shoes and audiences had lost their taste for the MGM extravaganzas. But since then the musical has undergone a rebirth, with the rise of teen musicals such as Dirty Dancing and Flashdance. In a chapter specially written for this new edition of her book, Jane Feuer shows how this new development in the genre relates to important changes in the cinema audience itself.;More than any other form of cinema, the classic musicals epitomized the golden age of the Hollywood studio. As the author demonstrates, musicals not only showed singing and dancing; they were actually about singing and dancing, about the very idea of entertainment itself. Despite marked differences of style and tone, the teen musical depends on very much the same motifs, adapted to its target audience. The new form of musical, Jane Feuer argues, has been reconstructed from the materials of the old. She is the co-author of MTM: Quality Television.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1919
Category : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
ISBN : NYPL:33433036428070

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Hollywood Movie Novels by Anonim Pdf

Author : Quiara Alegría Hudes,Erin McKeown
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781559369039

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Miss You Like Hell by Quiara Alegría Hudes,Erin McKeown Pdf

“This is a fresh take on the American road story, filled with people and ideas we rarely get to see onstage…It offers two seriously rich roles for women, each with important things worth singing about…Miss You Like Hell is a powerful example of what musicals do best: explore the unprotected border where individual needs and social issues intermix.” —Jesse Green, New York Times A troubled teenager and her estranged mother—an undocumented Mexican immigrant on the verge of deportation—embark on a road trip and strive to mend their frayed relationship along the way. Combined with the musical talent of Erin McKeown, Hudes artfully crafts a story of the barriers and the bonds of family, while also addressing the complexities of immigration in today’s America.

Author : Jack Viertel
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780374711252

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The Secret Life of the American Musical by Jack Viertel Pdf

A New York Times Bestseller For almost a century, Americans have been losing their hearts and losing their minds in an insatiable love affair with the American musical. It often begins in childhood in a darkened theater, grows into something more serious for high school actors, and reaches its passionate zenith when it comes time for love, marriage, and children, who will start the cycle all over again. Americans love musicals. Americans invented musicals. Americans perfected musicals. But what, exactly, is a musical? In The Secret Life of the American Musical, Jack Viertel takes them apart, puts them back together, sings their praises, marvels at their unflagging inventiveness, and occasionally despairs over their more embarrassing shortcomings. In the process, he invites us to fall in love all over again by showing us how musicals happen, what makes them work, how they captivate audiences, and how one landmark show leads to the next—by design or by accident, by emulation or by rebellion—from Oklahoma! to Hamilton and onward. Structured like a musical, The Secret Life of the American Musical begins with an overture and concludes with a curtain call, with stops in between for “I Want” songs, “conditional” love songs, production numbers, star turns, and finales. The ultimate insider, Viertel has spent three decades on Broadway, working on dozens of shows old and new as a conceiver, producer, dramaturg, and general creative force; he has his own unique way of looking at the process and at the people who collaborate to make musicals a reality. He shows us patterns in the architecture of classic shows and charts the inevitable evolution that has taken place in musical theater as America itself has evolved socially and politically. The Secret Life of the American Musical makes you feel as though you’ve been there in the rehearsal room, in the front row of the theater, and in the working offices of theater owners and producers as they pursue their own love affair with that rare and elusive beast—the Broadway hit.

Author : Edwin M. Bradley
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786498338

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Unsung Hollywood Musicals of the Golden Era by Edwin M. Bradley Pdf

The most memorable Hollywood musicals of 1930s showcased the talents of stars like Fred Astaire, Jeanette MacDonald, Bing Crosby and Alice Faye. The less memorable ones didn't. This book takes a look at the unsung songfests of the '30s--secondary or forgotten features with short-lived or unlikely stars from major studios and Poverty Row. Through analysis of films such as Lord Byron of Broadway (1930), Shoot the Works (1934), Bottoms Up (1934), Moonlight and Pretzels (1933) and The Music Goes 'Round (1936), the author profiles such performers as Dorothy Dell, Lee Dixon, Peggy Fears, Lawrence Gray, Joe Morrison and the mother-daughter team of Myrt and Marge. Behind-the-scenes figures are discussed, like the infamously profligate producer Lou Brock, whose flops Down to Their Last Yacht (1934) and Top of the Town (1937) cost him his career. Filmographies and production information are included, with background on key participants.