Adaptation in Musical Theatre

Name: Adaptation in Musical Theatre
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ISBN: 9781350381797

Adam Rush (University of Winchester, UK)

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Methuen Drama
19 March 2026

Theatre Studies; Musicals; Musical scores, lyrics & libretti

Series: Topics in Musical Theatre

Short introductory books on significant theories, concepts, forms and elements of musical theatre.

Adaptation in Musical Theatre positions musical theatre as part of a broader cultural trend of recycling, referencing, remixing and alluding to existing creative works and texts. Despite critics often dismissing stage adaptations as lazy and safe bet options for producers, this book argues that crafting an adaptation enables creative teams to take fresh and imaginative approaches to a source text, given the multitude of ways in which the structures and styles of two (or more) different media can be combined.

From Les Misérables to Wicked, by way of Legally Blonde and Fun Home, this lively book addresses several modern musicals, each adapted from a different type of source – including fiction, film and graphic novels – and each offering a different approach to adapting existing work.

Published in Methuen Drama's Topics in Musical Theatre series, this book offers students a concise and readable study of a key and ever-evolving forms within musical theatre studies using relevant and contemporary case studies.

By: Adam Rush (University of Winchester UK)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 164mm, Width: 120mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 87g
ISBN: 9781350381797
ISBN 10: 1350381799
Series: Topics in Musical Theatre
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 19 March 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Prologue: A Tale as Old as Time An Original Musical? Adaptation, Fidelity and Dramaturgy From Film to Stage Unconventional Adaptations A Wonderful ‘World’ of Texts Conclusion

Adam Rush is Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer in Musical Theatre at the University of Winchester, UK. He is co-author of Musical Theatre Histories: Expanding the Narrative (Methuen Drama, 2022) with Millie Taylor. His research explores intertextuality, adaptation, digital media, and fan culture in contemporary musical theatre. His work has been published in Studies in Musical Theatre and in several edited collections.