But despite being produced within an industrialized studio system, the Hollywood musical had more in common with art-house than commercial cinema. On the surface, the American musical appears to be a bright, breezy form of escapist entertainment whose primary purpose is to provide a temporary release from the pressures of everyday reality. Introduction The musical is a foreign place – they do things differently there. Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs The Sound Of Music South Pacific A Star Is Born Summer Holiday Swing Time Top Hat West Side Story The Wizard Of Oz Yankee Doodle Dandy Yolanda And The Thiefġ60 162 165 167 169 171 173 175 178 180 183Ī World Of Entertainment: the international musical Nashville Oklahoma! On The Town The Pajama Game The Pirate The Rocky Horror Picture Show Seven Brides For Seven Brothers Shall We Dance Show Boat Silk Stockings Singin’ In The Rainġ35 137 140 142 144 145 148 150 152 155 157 The Canon: 50 essential film musicals An American In Paris Annie Get Your Gun The Band Wagon Cabaret Carousel Chicago Easter Parade Evita 42nd Street Footlight Parade Funny Face Gigi Gold Diggers Of 1933 Grease ivħ7 79 81 83 86 88 90 92 94 96 97 100 102 103ħ5 Guys And Dolls Hallelujah! High Society High, Wide And Handsome The Jazz Singer The King And I Kiss Me Kate The Lion King Love Me Tonight The Love Parade Mary Poppins Meet Me In St Louis The Merry Widow My Fair Ladyġ05 107 109 111 113 115 117 120 122 124 126 128 130 132 No Business Like Show Business: the history © David Parkinson 336 pages includes index A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 13: 978-1-84353-650-5 ISBN 10: 1-84353-650-1 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher except for the quotation of brief passages in reviews. The publishers and author have done their best to ensure the accuracy and currency of all information in The Rough Guide to Film Musicals however, they can accept no responsibility for any loss or inconvenience sustained by any reader as a result of its information or advice. Publishing Information This first edition published May 2007 by Rough Guides Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL 345 Hudson St, 4th Floor, New York 10014, USA Email: Distributed by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL Penguin Putnam, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, NY 10014, USA Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2YE Penguin Group (New Zealand), 67 Apollo Drive, Mairongi Bay, Auckland 1310, New Zealand Printed in Italy by LegoPrint S.p.A Typeset in Helvetica Neue and Bembo to an original design by Henry Iles Series editor: Mark Ellingham Editors: Peter Buckley, Duncan Clark, Tracy Hopkins, Sean Mahoney, Matthew Milton, Joe Staines, Ruth Tidball Director: Andrew Lockett Editing: Tracy Hopkins, Sean Mahoney Layout: Diana Jarvis Picture research: Tracy Hopkins, Andrew Lockett Proofreading: Amanda Jones Indexing: Tracy Hopkins Production: Aimee Hampson, Katherine Owers
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