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In examining the relationship between the spectacular, iconic and vibrant New York of the musical and the off-screen history and geography of the real city-this book explores how the city shaped the genre and equally how the genre shaped representations of the city. Shearer argues that while the musical was for many years a prime vehicle for the idealization of urban density, the transformation New York underwent after World War II constituted a major challenge to its representation. Including analysis of 42nd Street , Swing Time , Cover Girl , On the Town , The Band Wagon , Guys and Dolls , West Side Story and many other classic and little-known musicals-this book is an innovative study of the relationship between cinema and urban space.

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Book category Books in English The arts Film, TV & radio Films, cinema

• Full title: New York City and the Hollywood Musical
• Subtitle: Dancing in the Streets
• Author: Martha Shearer
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 230
• EAN: 9781137569363
• ISBN: 1137569360
• ID: 02961129
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Weight: 434 g
• Dimensions: 257 × 160 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. September 2016

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