Oliver! : a Dickensian musical /

Napolitano reconstructs the complicated biography of Bart's play, from its early inception as a pop musical inspired by a marketable image through its evolution into a sincere Dickensian adaptation that would push English musical theatre to new dramatic heights. The book also addresses the phen...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Napolitano, Marc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Bart, Lionel. > Oliver!
Oliver! (Bart, Lionel)
Musicals > History and criticism.
Comédies musicales > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Voice.
MUSIC > Lyrics.
MUSIC > Printed Music > Vocal.
Musicals
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Setting the stage: Oliver Twist, Lionel Bart, and cultural contexts
  • "The image for the show came to me from a candy": writing Oliver!
  • "There is no reason why the show should not be a big success": Oliver!'s evolution
  • "This was the real Dickens": the triumph of Oliver!
  • "Oliver! Oliver!": a reading
  • Traveling far and wide: Oliver! abroad
  • "There were scenes in the David Lean film that were simply too painful": Oliver! from stage to screen to stage.

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