From its beginnings, the American film industry has profited from bringing popular and acclaimed dramatic works to the screen. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive account, focusing on key texts, of how Hollywood has given a second and enduring life to such classics of the American theater as Long Day"s Journey into Night, A Streetcar Named Desire and Who"s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Each chapter is written by a leading scholar and focuses on Broadway"s most admired and popular productions. The book is ideally suited for classroom use and offers an otherwise unavailable introduction to a subject which is of great interest to students and scholars alike.