Birkett, Danielle - Adapting The Wizard of Oz

This book offers new insights into the many musical forms of one of the most beloved stories of the 20th century.

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CONTENTS

Introduction: Rainbow Reflections: The Wizard of Oz as a Musical
Danielle Birkett and Dominic McHugh
Chapter 1: Starring Montgomery and Stone!: The Wizard of Oz Musical Extravaganza (1902) and the Birth of a Brand
Jonas Westover
Chapter 2: The Road to Oz: From Book to Movie Musical
Benjamin Sears
Chapter 3: Arlen and Harburg and More, Oh My!: The Cumulative Creation of the Oz Songs
Laura Lynn Broadhurst
Chapter 4: Sounds Must Stir the Fantasy: Underscore as Special Effect in The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Nathan Platte
Chapter 5: Dancing through Oz: Choreographic context in The Wizard of Oz
Claudia Funder
Chapter 6: The Merry Old Land of Oz?: MGM's Concerns and the Shifting Reception History
Danielle Birkett
Chapter 7: Friends of Dorothy: Queerness in and Beyond the Film
Hannah Robbins
Chapter 8: We're Not in Kansas Any More: Three Stage Adaptations of the MGM Film
Dominic McHugh
Chapter 9: Ease on Down the Road: Black Routes and the Soul of The Wiz
Ryan Bunch
Chapter 10: The Wizard of Oz and Wicked: Resonances, Legal Issues, and the Appropriation of a Classic
Paul Laird
Chapter 11: Beyond the Rainbow: Afterlives of the Songs from The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Walter Frisch
Appendix 1: All Things Oz
Bibliography
Index