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44 Cards in this Set
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Who are the characters in Cabaret?
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Emcee - Decadence and sexuality
Sally Bowles - British actress in love w/ Cliff Cliff - American activist / writer - morality and social conscience Schneider - engaged to Schultz, sees truth and is powerless Schultz - Jewish fruit dealer - optomistic (foolish Ernst - employs Cliff as courier (Nazi Smuggler) |
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The creative team behind Cabaret?
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Director Harold Prince
Book by Masteroff John Kander and Fredd Ebb |
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Dramatic themes of Cabaret?
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It could happen here - mirror, Danger in ignoring real world - escapism, Moral Freedom, Prejudgers and hatred, Self-delusion
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Musical themes of Cabaret?
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Berlin in 30s, full orchestra, 2 types of songs: Diegetic (Club) and Book, Diegetic - "Wilkommen" "The Money Song" "Cabaret"
-Book - "Tomorrow belongs to me" |
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Characters in Sweeney Todd?
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Sweeney Todd (Benjamin Barker)
Mrs. Lovett Anthony Judge Turpin Johanna Toby Purelli Beggar Woman Narration by Chorus |
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Creative Team behind sweeney todd?
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Composed and lyrics: Sondheim
Hal Prince Director |
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Dramatic themes of Sweeney Todd?
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What are references to contemporary problems, Social commentary/horror story, intended to disturb, explanation of human nature, filled with 'outsiders" -dispossessed. Revenge,
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Musical innovations of sweeney todd
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Leitmotifs, Underscoring connects to drama, Orchestra provides atmosphere - Whistle, stage actions, etc
Allusion - Dieslrae (Choir) Motifs with characters Mrs Lovett - raucous, British music hall style Anthony and Johanna - Operatic Pirelli - Operatic Beggar Woman - Loss, madness Ballad |
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Characters of Into the Woods 1987
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Baker and Wife
Little red riding hood Cinderella Jack and the beanstalk Rapunzel Snow White |
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Creative team of into the woods
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Book and Direction by James Labine
Lyrics and composing by Sondheim |
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Dramatic theme of into the Woods?
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Infedelity - Baker's Wife, Prince
Escapism/reality Light/Dark Morality Parent/Child Woods - Dark place without Rules Choices not easy - wishes princes not perfect, love not ideal Moral and Ethical Dillemma - NOthing as it seems Nice is different than good Taking responsibility Making Choices |
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Jesus Christ Superstar characters?
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Judas Iscariot
Jesus Christ Mary Magdalene Laiphas High Priest Simon Zealotes Pontius Pilate Peter King Herod Chorus |
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Team behind Jesus Christ Superstar?
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Webber and Rice
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Dramatic themes of Jesus Christ Superstar?
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Popular but protests - Christians Jews
Pop religious music movement Classical themes used 'Popera' - nonspoken dialogue Plot based on gospels |
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Characters of Evita?
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Evita Duarte, Peron - Country girl - married President
President Juan Peron Che Guevaras - bitter narrator, revolutionary, anti-Evita Agustin Magaldi, tango singer/Evita's ticket Mistress Chorus and CHildren's choir |
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Evita creative team
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Webber and Rice
Hal Prince director |
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Phantom of the Opera characters?
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kj
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Phatom of the Opera quotations
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3 operas:
Musical Style : Extended Ensembles, Changing Rhythms, Whole Tone Scale/Chromaticism |
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Les Miserables main characters
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Jean Valjean: Hero of the people
Javert - Policeman focus on righteous Fantine - Mother of Cosette Cosette - In love with Marins Innkeeper: Thenardier/wife - Parents of Eponibe , keepers of Cosette Eponine - in love with Marius Marius - Student |
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Les Miserables Creative Team?
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Boublil and Schonber, Victor Hugo did Novel, Cameron Mackintosh producer
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Les Mesirables Dramatic innnovations
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Socio political Messages,
Social Change - edifying message, responsibility Charaters- prototypes Historical epics (Grand Opera) Human COndition |
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Les Mesirables Musical Innovations
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Grand Opera Styles - arias, duets, choruses, pattier songs, war songs, love songs
Through sung leitmotifs, Nation alistic melodies Orchestra plus guitars and drums Vocal types operatic to rock |
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Creative team behind Rent
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Johnathon Larson
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Rent characters
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Mimi - S and M dancer
Roger, Songwriter Mark, film maker Tom Collins, Philosopher Angel Damott Shunard - Musician Maureen , Performance Artist Benny, Roomate turned landlord |
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Rent dramatic themes
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Bulrring of classical, theatrical, and popular styles and goals, Angels and death, AIDS, Drugs, crime, technology, Beliefs optimism, love of life, human connections
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Musical Style of Rent
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Rock beat throughout /lyrics difficult to hear, Melody chords lyrics - reptitive, creates connections, Many interoven musical/dramatic themes, Diverse textures and Rhythms (Tango, changing meters)
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Biographical details of Sondheim?
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Born to wealthy family, By 4 played melodies on piano, By 6 read NY times, Boarding school, 1940 Dorothy Hammerstein visit, 1942 - Summer House near Hammerstein's, Met Richard Rodgers
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John Kander biographical details?
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Born in Kansas City, Composer, attended Oberlin and Columbia, He began his Broadway career as substitute rehearsal pianist for West Side Story, Influenced by Will
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Biographical details of Fredd Ebb
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Born in NYC - 1932, attended NYU and Columbia, Lyricist, His first professional writing experience was with Phil Springer
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What is a Mega Musical?
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Human suffering, redemption, social consciousness, Romantic, sentimental, larger than life
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Biographical details for Andrew Lloyd Webber?
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Family trained in classical music, Started composing at 6, First published piece at 9
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Biographical details for Tim Rice?
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Was a telivision gameshow panelist, Born in England, In 2002 named a Disney legend, Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
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What was the first concept musical?
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Cabaret
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What is a concept musical?
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Where the show's statement or concept is more important than the narrative.
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Boublil biographical details
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Born in Tunisia, moved to Paris, 1973 Heard JC Superstar and knew he wanted to do musicals, La Revolution Francais is 1st collaboration with Schonberg.
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Schonberg Biographical details
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Born in France, Made an album where he sang his own songs, 2001 saw the composition of Schönberg's first ballet score,
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Biographical details of Larson?
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Born in New York, had Jewish parents, took piano lessons, Played Trumpet
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Jonathon Larson's Impact?
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Personal goal to revitalize and change musical theatre, Rent encapsulates charges and continuity in musical theatre, Enormous audience, Inspiration for next decade
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What are concept musicals?
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Music/dance/lyrics/dialogue/design/direction fused, New musical language for each work (motiv and harmonic connections, motive identity (leitmotif and transformations create connectec web
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What quotations does rent use?
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Quotation: “Dies Irae” - “La Vie Boheme,” “Musetta’s Waltz”
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What are the comparisons between Rent and Hair
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SIMILARITIES to HAIR
Cast of non-professionals Realistic costumes from thrift stores Mix of Concert and Musical List Songs - directly address audience Drugs - marijuana, cocaine, heroin Death - Vietnam, AIDS Sense of Community - family of performers Spirituality - rejection of traditional Non-traditional staging techniques Plot about survival RENT is HAIR of 90s |
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Compare Rent with the opera La Boheme
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Mimi and Mimi is a seamstress
Roger goes to Rudolfo poet Mark film maker goes to Morcello painter Tom Collins philosopher goes to Colline philosopher Angel Damott Shunard musician goes to Schunundard musician Maureen performance Artist goes to Musetta Benny roomate turned landlord goes to Benvit landlord |
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The musical continues to grow in new directions; outline three directions/categories you see for the musical of today and the future. Give examples of at least one musical per category.
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Disney Musicals with The Lion King
Dance Musicals with Stomp Nostalgia with Hairspray/Mamma mia/Wicked |
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What's a good musical timeline by decades
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In the beginning: Public entertainment = a musical setting of satire, humor and drama resulting in reflection of current musical styles, important stories and relevant social issues.
Fantasy to Reality: Operetta to Rock Musical From Offenbach’s Operetta - mythological, fanciful characters to mask attacks on privilege, vs. reality in Rent Currently – Interest in reality - social issues, still some fantasy (Disney) American Entertainment Minstrel Shows, Vaudeville - Cohan, Revues - Berlin, Ziegfeld (Follies), Burlesque Book Musicals - Origins Jazz Era - Porter, Gershwin *Integrated musical - Kern - “The joining of song, dance and dialogue in a seamless whole which serves to develop the plot.” Rodgers & Hart Cross-Over Composers Blitzstein, Weill, Bernstein “Classic” or “Golden” and “Romantic” Musicals Rodgers & Hammerstein Lerner & Loewe Loesser Willson Adler & Ross The Sixties Biography (Gypsy, Funny Girl) Social Commentary (Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret) Early Rock musicals (Hair, Tommy) Sondheim Commercialism and Recent Changes: Lloyd Webber and the Mega- Musical Return to Grand Opera Rock Musical influence/Rock Operas New Directions |
