Full Description
Exploring musical theater on film for fans of the genre, Listen to Movie Musicals! focuses on 50 must-hear movie musicals featured in the United States.
In this book, 50 movies featured for critical analysis include many of the best-known film musicals of the past and present, from The King and I to La La Land. The list also includes several important movie musicals that were popular successes that are not necessarily on the "best-of" lists in other books. This volume also includes a greater focus on the actual music of movie musicals than do most other books, making it a stand-out title on the topic for high school and college readers.
This volume includes a background chapter on musical theater, followed by 50 important essays on must-hear movie musicals. The author also explains the impact of movie musicals on popular culture and the legacy of movie musicals further explain the impact of both the movies and their songs.
Contents
Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Background
2. Must-Hear Music
Aladdin
All That Jazz
An American in Paris
The Band Wagon
Beauty and the Beast
Cabaret
Chicago
Dreamgirls
Evita
Fame
Fiddler on the Roof
42nd Street
Frozen
Funny Girl
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gigi
Grease
Guys and Dolls
Hairspray
A Hard Day's Night
Hello Dolly!
Holiday Inn
Jailhouse Rock
The Jazz Singer
Jesus Christ Superstar
The Jungle Book
The King and I
La La Land
The Lion King
Little Shop of Horrors
Mamma Mia!
Mary Poppins
Les Misérables
Moulin Rouge!
The Music Man
My Fair Lady
Oliver!
On the Town
Purple Rain
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Show Boat
Singin' in the Rain
The Sound of Music
A Star Is Born
Stormy Weather
Top Hat
West Side Story
The Wizard of Oz
Yankee Doodle Dandy
3. Impact on Popular Culture
4. Legacy
Bibliography
Index
