{"product_id":"adaptation-in-musical-theatre-adam-rush-9781350381797","title":"Adaptation in Musical Theatre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdaptation in Musical Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e examines adaptation as inherent to musical theatre, an art form with an established history of recycling existing texts, through a concise overview of the concept and several contemporary case studies that illustrate this relationship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdaptations are everywhere in popular culture, wherein most texts have been experienced elsewhere in some form. \u003ci\u003eAdaptation in Musical Theatre \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on the inherent relationship between adaptation and musical theatre, an art form in which most musicals are adaptations of existing texts. Despite a shift in production model in recent decades, where many musicals are now based on internationally known texts from conglomerates like Disney, adding song and dance to an existing work is a long-established trend has provided a plethora of different structural and stylistic choices across the musical theatre canon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough multiple contemporary case studies, this book examines the various forms of adaptation in musical theatre, with each case study offering a different approach to adapting existing work. From\u003ci\u003e Les\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMisérables\u003c\/i\u003e to\u003ci\u003e Wicked\u003c\/i\u003e, by way of \u003ci\u003eLegally Blonde \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFun Home, \u003c\/i\u003e this book proposes that despite adaptations often being denigrated by critics as lazy and safe-bet choices for producers, the resulting musicals are incredibly diverse and crafted in a multitude of ways. Adaptations are not bland and unchallenging for audiences, as some detractors have described them, but the lifeblood of musical theatre past and present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in Methuen Drama's \u003ci\u003eTopics in Musical Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e series, this book offers students a concise and readable study of a key form within musical theatre studies using relevant and contemporary case studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Rush\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350381799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350381797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Adam Rush","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311172669695,"sku":"9781350381797","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fcdf64d-a0e1-4bd8-8f3a-128e23d75f37.jpg?v=1730888736","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/adaptation-in-musical-theatre-adam-rush-9781350381797","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}