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Hollywood Musicals

Hollywood Musicals

The 101 Greatest Song-and-Dance Movies of All Time

by Ken Bloom
Publication Date: 01/11/2010

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A spectacular, information-packed celebration of the most beloved movie musicals, from My Fair Lady and Singing in theRain to Moulin Rouge and High School Musical. The follow-up hit to the bestselling and acclaimed Broadway Musicals, Hollywood Musicals pays grand tribute to the 101 most popular and enduring musical movies. Beginning in 1927 and continuing to the present it celebrates all of the greatest films of the genre including Yankee Doodle Dandy, Cabaret, Meet Me in St. Louis, The Wizard of Oz, The King and I, A Star is Born, West Side Story, Funny Face, The Jazz Singer, and All That Jazz, as well as more recent movie musicals such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and Hedwig and the AngryInch. Organized alphabetically, each film is featured across several spreads, which are jam-packed with expert commentary that places the film in historical and cultural context. Also included are features on the film?s creators and cast, plot synopses, song lists, production details, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, original movie posters, and much more.
Beautifully reproduced photographs of the most memorable and pivotal scenes, the stars, and off-camera shots adorn the pages and illuminate the text. Sidebars include cast albums, flops, the greatest scores, and lesser-known musicals.
ISBN:
9781579128487
9781579128487
Category:
Musicals
Publication Date:
01-11-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
288
Dimensions (mm):
327x274x27mm
Weight:
2.02kg
Ken Bloom

Ken Bloom is the author of The American Songbook: The Singers, the Songwriters, and the Songs; Jerry Herman: The Lyrics; and a two-volume history of Twentieth Century-Fox music, among other books. He lives in New York City.

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