A Fine Romance
In October, Watson-Guptill Publications published A Fine Romance by Darcie Denkert - an entertaining, illuminating perspective on exactly what happens when the Broadway musical moves from the stage and goes west to the Hollywood screen, and when the Hollywood screen moves east to the Broadway stage. Each chapter reveals the legendary story of how the productions came to life, which inspired the other, and the successes, and sometimes the failures, of each.
Darcie Denkert, an industry insider, looks at this longtime romance, providing intriguing insights into exactly what happens when stage meets screen meets stage, answering such questions as --
3 Why was "Gypsy" a smash on stage and not nearly so successful on screen?
3 Why did it take twenty-seven years for "Chicago" to travel from Broadway to Hollywood?
3 And what about "The Producers" and "Hairspray?" How were these two small and hilarious films--both in questionable taste and both beloved by rabid fans--transformed into stunning Broadway moneymakers.
Each show, each movie, has its own history, its own juicy stories, its own dark side, its own ironic twists. Spectacular and rare celebrity photographs--many published here for the first time - let movie lovers and theater buffs alike witness these intricate sagas as they learn all about the razzle dazzle that makes the marriage of movie and stage musicals truly entertaining and fascinating.
Lavishly illustrated, A Fine Romance is the book for anyone who loves movie musicals or Broadway musicals as well as anyone fascinated by both the creative and business side of film and stage.
352 pages / 300 color & 100 b/w illustrations / 10-1/4 x 12-1/2. $45.00 Hardcover / October.