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The pop musical : sweat, tears, and tarnished utopias / Alberto Mira.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mira, Alberto, author.
- Series:
- Short cuts (London, England)
- Short cuts : introductions to film studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musical films--United States--History and criticism.
- Musical films.
- Popular music--Social aspects.
- History.
- Popular music.
- United States.
- Popular music--Social aspects--United States--History.
- Motion pictures and music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Wallflower, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 1 Hollywood and the Rise of Pop Music: The Age of Elvis p. 33
- Bye Bye Birdie: Broadway Looks Down on Pop p. 36
- Elvis: From Rock Icon to Hollywood Star p. 43
- The Youth Musical: The AIP "Beach Party" Cycle p. 50
- 2 Embracing Pop: Integrating the Pop Musical p. 58
- Pop Comes of Age p. 58
- Rockin' Integration: The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Moulin Rouge! p. 63
- Something to Dance About: Three Dance Musicals p. 70
- Rocketman and the Musical Biopic p. 83
- 3 Looking Back: The Pop Musical and the Past p. 92
- The Pleasures of Nostalgia: Grease p. 94
- Setting the Record Straight: Dreamgirls p. 100
- What Was That? Velvet Goldmine and the Legacies of Pop p. 110.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 01, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Mira, Alberto. Pop musical
- ISBN:
- 0231549296
- 9780231549295
- Publisher Number:
- 40030848681
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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