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041			_aeng
050	1	4	_aPS 338. _bH673a 2014
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100	1		_aHischak, Thomas S.
245	1	0	_aAmerican plays and musicals on screen : _b650 stage productions and their film and television adaptations / _cThomas S. Hischak.
260			_aJefferson, N.C. : _bMcFarland & Co., _c2014.
300			_avii, 343 p. ; _c26 cm.
520			_aAs the popularity of film grew and audiences demanded longer stories, Hollywood began borrowing plots as well as actors and directors from Broadway - some of these play-to-films were triumphs and others were inexplicable duds. This reference work is an annotated guide to American stage productions remade for film and television, with works ranging from late 19th-century American plays and musicals, through silent and sound films, to made-for-video productions by PBS, A & E, HBO, and others. Each alphabetically listed entry provides complete credits for the play or musical: date, theatre, playwright, cast (with characters) and crew, length of run, along with choreographer, song titles, and authors of the score where available. The screen versions follow, listing alternate titles, date, studio, screenwriter, cast (with characters), director, and producer. Each entry concludes with detailed commentary on the productions; it describes what changes occurred between the formats, determines the strengths and weaknesses of each, judges the success of the transition, and describes how the end product was received. A bibliography and name and title indexes complete this cross-referenced work.
650		0	_aAmerican drama _xFilm adaptations.
650		0	_aAmerican drama _xTelevision adaptations.
650		0	_aMusicals _zUnited States _xFilm adaptations.
650		0	_aMusicals _zUnited States _xTelevision adaptations.
650		0	_aMotion picture plays, American _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aTheater _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFilm adaptations _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aTelevision adaptations _xHistory and criticism.
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