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Broadway: The Twentieth-Century American Musical |
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What events occurred during the 1900s-1920s? |
-America became a melting-pot, it was the land of opportunity -Immigration: people emigrated to the USA in order to lead better lives and achieve their dreams (The American Dream was born) |
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What style(s) of performance(s) dominated this era? |
-Vaudeville, variety shows, revues, minstrel shows, burlesque, operetta, Ziegfeld's 'Follies', jazz was brought to the public domain |
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What events occurred during 1920-1930? |
- The 'Roaring Twenties' a time of significant change in music, culture, society e.g women became more liberated (flappers), prohibition, glamour, booming industrial cities as America benefited from WW1 -The Wall Street Crash of 1929 |
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What shows were produced during the 1920s as a result of this? |
-musicals were still fun and focused around the 'Follies' and vaudeville -'Show Boat' opens in 1927 by Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern, considered the first 'book musical', focused on racism |
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What events occurred during 1929/30-1940? |
-The Great Depression due to The Wall Street Crash of 1929
-poverty in America, unemployment and inflation was high |
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What shows were produced during the 1930s as a result of this and why? |
-'Anything Goes' (1934) composed by Cole Porter -Americans needed to escape their harsh realities and worries, the jazz age was born -the plot consisted of a happy-clappy love story and generally all endings had a 'happily ever after' |
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What events occurred during 1940-1950? |
- World War II (1939-1945), America enter in 1942 -The media and arts sold the war as something to be proud of; American soldiers were heroes |
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What shows were produced during the 1940s as a result of this? |
-Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's 'Oklahoma!' (1943), 'Carousel' (1945) and 'South Pacific' (1949) -these musicals created hope, optimism and patriotism along with challenging political and historical issues |
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What events occurred during 1950-1960? |
-The Vietnam War in 1955 (lasted 19 years, until 1975) -Teenagers were born, Rock 'n' Roll, the Hippie movement/culture, rebellion -Gangs warfare was rife in America |
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What shows were produced during the 1950s as a result of this? |
'Guys and Dolls' (1950), 'The King and I' (1951), 'My Fair Lady' (1956) and 'West Side Story' (1957) -Book development was still adamant |
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What events occurred during 1960-1970? |
-JFK assassinated in 1963, corruption evident in the government -rise of the contraceptive pill -media exposed the realities of the war that was still rife, -Hippie culture, peace protests; John Lennon and Bob Dylan spoke out against violence |
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What shows were produced during the 1960s as a result of this? |
-'Fiddler on The Roof' (1964), 'Funny Girl' (1964), 'Cabaret' (1966 musical, 1972 film), 'Sweet Charity' (1966), 'Hair' (1968) -musicals reflected the sadness that the people felt, often were political and had sad endings |
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What events occurred during 1970-1980? |
-The Vietnam War was still occurring, ended in 1975 -the punk generation was born, sex, prostitution and drugs were rife, cities were becoming sleaze pits, crime -The Dream is dying, the government is corrupt and discrete about realities of war: death, rape, immigration |
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What shows were produced during the 1970s as a result of this? |
'Company' (1970), 'Follies' (1971), 'Grease' (1971), 'Gigi' (1973), 'Chicago' (1975), 'A Chorus Line' (1975), 'Sweeney Todd' (1979) |
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What events occurred during 1980-1990? |
-musicals continue the pessimistic view -the West End dominates in the UK (Andrew Lloyd Weber) -the musical essentially dies, less people visit New York/Broadway since it becoming sleazy and full of crime, people turn to film and music
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What shows were produced during the 1980s as a result of this? |
-West End: 'Les Misérables' (1980), 'Cats' (1981), 'The Phantom of the Opera' (1986), 'Miss Saigon' (1989) -Broadway: 'Singin' in the Rain' (1983), 'Into the Woods' (1987) |
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What events occurred during 1990-2000? |
-Broadway was now dominated by big business -Disney saves the musical and Broadway with films coming to stage to create a safe place for families to visit and enjoy -musicals were created from already existing songs e.g ABBA, Queen |
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What shows were produced during the 1990s as a result of this? |
-'Beauty and the Beast' (1994), 'Rent' (1996), 'The Lion King' (1997), 'Mamma Mia!' (1999) |
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What events occurred during 2000-present? |
-9/11 causes a state of unrest and fear of terrorism -people fearful to visit New York, Broadway -musicals return to optimism and escapism, focus on celebration of mediocrity and the ordinary |
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What shows were produced during the 2000s as a result of this? |
'The Producers' (2001), 'Hairspray' (2002), 'We Will Rock You' (2002), 'Avenue Q' (2003), 'Wicked' (2003), 'Jersey Boys' (2005), 'Legally Blonde' (2007), 'The Book of Mormon' (2011), 'Hamilton' (2015) |
