The perfect companion to cinema's most spectacular genre, "The Rough Guide to Film Musicals" reveals how an escapist entertainment became Hollywood's most ingenious art form. From such enduring classics as "Singin' In The Rain" and "West Side Story" to recent successes like "Evita" and "Chicago", this book reviews 50 essential musicals, including several forgotten gems. There are profiles of musical icons such as Fred Astaire, Judy Garland and George Gershwin and details of musicals from around the world. Complete with a list of the best soundtracks, websites and books for further reading, this "Rough Guide" takes a behind the scenes look at this magical movie genre.
- ISBN10 6612049642
- ISBN13 9786612049644
- Publish Date 29 June 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 15 September 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
- Format eBook
- Pages 336
- Language English