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Adapting the Wizard of Oz : musical versions from Baum to MGM and beyond /

This volume examines 'The Wizard of Oz' and its surrounding culture, centering on three areas of study: early adaptations of Baum's novels, insights into the MGM film, and the legacy of 'The Wizard of Oz' on the popular stage. Although the articles will devote some attention...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Birkett, Danielle, 1989- (Editor), Broomfield-McHugh, Dominic (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Baum, L. Frank > (Lyman Frank), > 1856-1919. > Wizard of Oz.
Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939)
Wizard of Oz (Baum, L. Frank)
Oz (Imaginary place) > Songs and music > History and criticism.
Musicals > United States > History and criticism.
Musical films > United States > History and criticism.
Motion picture music > United States > History and criticism.
Oz (Lieu imaginaire) > Chants et musique > Histoire et critique.
Comédies musicales > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Films musicaux > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Film, Musique de > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
Motion picture music
Musical films
Musicals
United States
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. "Rainbow reflections" : the Wizard of Oz as a musical / Danielle Birkett and Dominic McHugh
  • "Starring Montgomery and Stone!" : the Wizard of Oz musical extravaganza (1902) and the birth of a brand / Jonas Westover
  • The road to Oz : from book to movie musical / Benjamin Sears
  • "Arlen and Harburg and more, oh my!" : the cumulative creation of the Oz songs / Laura Lynn Broadhurst
  • Sounds must stir the fantasy : underscore as special effect in the Wizard of Oz (1939) / Nathan Platte
  • Dancing through Oz : choreographic context in the Wizard of Oz / Claudia Funder
  • "The merry old land of Oz?" : MGM's concerns and the shifting reception history / Danielle Birkett
  • "Friends of Dorothy" : queerness in and beyond the film / Hannah Robbins
  • "We're not in Kansas any more" : three stage adaptations of the MGM film / Dominic McHugh
  • "Ease on down the road" : black routes and the soul of the Wiz / Ryan Bunch
  • The Wizard of Oz and Wicked : resonances, legal issues, and the appropriation of a classic / Paul Laird
  • "Beyond the rainbow" : afterlives of the songs from the Wizard of Oz (1939) / Walter Frisch.