Adaptation in Musical Theatre
Series: Topics in Musical Theatre;
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 19 March 2026
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781350381797
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages112 pages
- Size 164x120x14 mm
- Weight 87 g
- Language English 700
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Short description:
A concise and readable study into the role of adaptation in the form of musical theatre, drawing on contemporary case studies and analysis of the musical form.
MoreLong description:
Short introductory books on significant theories, concepts, forms and elements of musical theatre.
Adaptation in Musical Theatre positions musical theatre as part of a broader cultural trend of recycling, referencing, remixing and alluding to existing creative works and texts. Despite critics often dismissing stage adaptations as lazy and safe bet options for producers, this book argues that crafting an adaptation enables creative teams to take fresh and imaginative approaches to a source text, given the multitude of ways in which the structures and styles of two (or more) different media can be combined.
From Les Misï¿1⁄2rables to Wicked, by way of Legally Blonde and Fun Home, this lively book addresses several modern musicals, each adapted from a different type of source - including fiction, film and graphic novels - and each offering a different approach to adapting existing work.
Published in Methuen Drama's Topics in Musical Theatre series, this book offers students a concise and readable study of a key and ever-evolving forms within musical theatre studies using relevant and contemporary case studies.
Table of Contents:
Prologue: A Tale as Old as Time
An Original Musical?
Adaptation, Fidelity and Dramaturgy
From Film to Stage
Unconventional Adaptations
A Wonderful 'World' of Texts
Conclusion
