Through the Screen Door

by Thomas S. Hischak

"The crossover between musicals on stage and musicals on screen is a long and complex story. In Through the Screen Door: What Happened to the Broadway Musical When It Went to Hollywood, Hischak takes a close look at what happens when Broadway musicals are made into Hollywood movies and, less often, when original film musicals are adapted for the Broadway stage." "Also presented are discussions of British musicals that were popular in New York and later filmed with Hollywood connections; a directory that provides credits, names, and songs for both stage and screen versions; appendixes offering statistical data on musicals; and an extensive bibliography. Theatergoers, moviegoers, students of film and/or theater, and those in the theater and film business will enjoy this detailed comparative study of the two genres."--Jacket.