The pop musical : sweat, tears, and tarnished utopias / Alberto Mira.
2021
PN1995.9.M86 M537 2021
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Title
The pop musical : sweat, tears, and tarnished utopias / Alberto Mira.
Author
ISBN
0231549296 electronic book
9780231549295 electronic book
9780231191234 paperback
9780231549295 electronic book
9780231191234 paperback
Published
New York : Wallflower, [2021]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
Other Standard Identifiers
10.7312/mira19123 doi
Call Number
PN1995.9.M86 M537 2021
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1245959968
Summary
"After Hollywood and Tin Pan Alley's iron grip on the movie musical began to slip in the face of pop's cultural dominance, many believed that the musical genre entered a terminal decline and finally wore itself out by the 1980s. Though the industrial model of the musical was disrupted by the emergence of pop, the Hollywood musical has not gone extinct. Many Hollywood productions from the 1960s to the present have revisited the forms and conventions of the classic musical-except instead of drawing from showtunes and jazz standards, they employ the styles and iconography of pop. Alberto Mira offers a new account of how pop music revolutionized the Hollywood musical. He shows that while the Hollywood system ceased producing large-scale traditional musicals, different pop strains-disco, rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, glam, and hip-hop-renewed the genre, giving it a new life. While the classical musical presented a world light on conflict, defined by theatricality and where effortless talent can shine through, the introduction of pop spurred musicals to address contemporary social and political conditions. Mira traces the emergence of a new set of themes-such as the painful hard work depicted in Dirty Dancing (1987); the double-edged fandom of Velvet Goldmine (1998); and the racial politics of Dreamgirls (2006)-to explore why the Hollywood musical has found renewed relevance"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: The Hollywood musical is dead. Long live the Hollywood musical!
Hollywood and the rise of pop music : the age of Elvis
Embracing pop : integrating the pop musical
Looking back : the pop musical and the past
Conclusion: Qualified joys.
Hollywood and the rise of pop music : the age of Elvis
Embracing pop : integrating the pop musical
Looking back : the pop musical and the past
Conclusion: Qualified joys.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 01, 2021).
Series
Short cuts (London, England)
Available in Other Form
Print version: Mira, Alberto. Pop musical New York : Wallflower, [2021]
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