You've Got to Have a Dream (book)

Infobox Book
name = You've Got to Have a Dream: The Message of the Musical
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image_caption = First edition UK cover
author = Ian Bradley
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
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subject = Music and Performing Arts; Popular Culture; Practical Theology
genre = Nonfiction
publisher = SCM Press, Westminster John Knox Press
release_date = flagicon|UK September 1 2004
flagicon|USA April 19, 2005
media_type = Print
pages = flagicon|UK 240
flagicon|USA 244
isbn = (ISBN 978-0334029496)
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"You've Got to Have a Dream: The Message of the Musical" is a book written by the British theologian Ian Bradley, first published in 2004, exploring the spiritual dimension of musical theatre.

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In his study, Bradley includes works with an overt religious subject matter, for example, "Godspell", "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" as well looking at musicals such as " Les Misérables", " The Lion King" and " Carousel". His thesis is that Churches have a great deal to learn from modern musicals and could usefully incorporate their spiritual and theological values, and the pastoral care they offer, into their services.

The title "You've Got to Have a Dream" is a reference to a line in the popular song "Happy Talk" in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "South Pacific".

Published in September 2004, the book predates the protests and controversy surrounding the BBC broadcast of "" in January 2005, which was strongly opposed by organisations such as Christian Voice and the Christian Institute, which attempted to bring a private prosecution against the BBC.Fact|date=July 2008

ee also

*"Happy Talk"
*"How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?"
*"Any Dream Will Do!"
*"I'd Do Anything"

References

*Citation | last = Bates | first = Stephen | title = Churches should take yellow brick road to reaching people
newspaper = The Guardian | year = 2004 | date = 2004-09-11 | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1302279,00.html

*Citation | last = McLeod | first = Donald | title = Academic claims musicals are the new religion | newspaper = The Guardian | year = 2004 | date = 2004-09-29 | url = http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,9830,1315707,00.html

*Citation | last = | first = | title = Yellow brick road to righteousness | newspaper = BBC News Magazine | year = 2004 | date = 2004-10-14 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3739418.stm

External links

*Citation | last = Bradley | first = Ian | author-link = Ian Bradley | title = The musical is the message | newspaper = The Guardian | year = 2004 | date = 2004-10-09 | url = http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1324624,00.html?gusrc=gpd