Destabilizing the Hollywood Musical

1. Introduction: The Musical and Masculinity Take a Turn for the Ambivalent
Kelly Kessler

2. Nothing Is Comin’ Up Roses: The Desertion of Narrative Utopia
Kelly Kessler

3. On a Clear Day You Can See the Cracks in the Scenery: Visual Reflexivity and Realism Trump Nostalgic Idealism
Kelly Kessler

4. Wanna Sing and Dance? These New Guys Are Ambivalent About It
Kelly Kessler

5. The New Guard’s Musical Masculinity
Kelly Kessler

6. Epilogue: I Could Go On Singing
Kelly Kessler

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Film History, Film and Television Studies, Music, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, Gender Studies