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Broadway: The Twentieth-Century American Musical |
Other musicals |
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What year was 'The Sound of Music' released on Broadway? |
1959 |
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Context of TSOM |
True story of Austrians forced to flee home in Nazi takeover; George Von Trapp said no to the Nazis three times and had to leave his country. |
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How is TSOM book development? |
Based on a true story and the musical is now travelling by being set in Austria. |
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What links are there to other musicals? |
-Nazis: link from Cabaret -Fiddler: forced to flee their home from Austria -Carousel: anthem song of 'You'll Never Walk Alone' |
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Who are the practitioners for TSOM? |
Rodgers and Hammerstein II |
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When was South Pacific released on Broadway? |
1949 |
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Context of SP |
This is about war (even though war was over in '45) |
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What links are there to other musicals? |
'You've Got To Be Taught' shows the mentality of the soldiers 'you've got to be taught to hate and fear' - like Jud's character from 'Oklahoma!' |
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Who are the practitioners of SP? |
Rodgers and Hammerstein II |
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When was A Chorus Line released on Broadway? |
1975 |
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Context of ACL |
70s a grim place where people feel alienated shows this as the chorus line becomes the production line for Michael Bennett |
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Antecedents of ACL |
Spectacle has gone; presented with reality now |
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Who was the practitioner for ACL? |
Michael Bennett |
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When was Company released on Broadway? |
1970 |
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Context of Company |
70s is cynical and nothing lasts (not even marriages as R&H had earlier promised) |
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Who was the practitioner of Company? |
Stephen Sondheim |
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What links are there to other musicals? |
Like Sweeney Todd, nothing feels romantic or happy anymore |
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When was Sweet Charity released on Broadway? |
1966 |
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Context of SC |
60s as a place of hippies, love and peace E.g Rhythm of Life Charity doesn't have a happy ending |
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Antecedents of SC |
Burlesque element in Big Spender |
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What other musicals does this link to? |
Cabaret in its atmosphere of degradation and cynicism |
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Who were the practitioners for SC? |
Neil Simon, Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Bob Fosse |
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When was The Lion King released on Broadway? |
1997 |
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Book development/Context of TLK |
Musical theatre has become big business with Disney corporation |
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Who were the practitioners for TLK? |
Elton John |
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When was 42nd Street released on Broadway? |
1980 |
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Context of 42nd Street |
Came out in the cinema in 30s, showing how cinema was taking over from theatre American Dream - rags to riches story line |
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What other musicals does this link to? |
Like Anything Goesin its escapist attitude |
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When was Guys and Dolls released on Broadway? |
1950 |
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Context of GAD |
50s as athletic, youthful and energetic ; focus on teenagers e.g 'Luck Be A Lady' |
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What other musicals does this link to? |
West Side Story in its cast |
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Who were the practitioners? |
Frank Loesser and Michael Kidd |
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When was On The Town released on Broadway? |
1944 |
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Context of OTT |
Booming industry and too much to see; also female dominance in war in Come up to my place |
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What other musicals does this link to? |
Like WSS in brassy jazz like music |
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Who were the practitioners? |
Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green |
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When was Chicago released on Broadway? |
1975 |
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Context of Chicago |
70s are often are about corruption e.g Razzle Dazzle |
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Antecedents of Chicago |
Follies type spectacle in the same number |
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What other musicals does this link to? |
Like Cabaret and the song Money |
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Who were the practitioners? |
Kander, Ebb and Fosse |
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When was Kiss Me, Kate released on Broadway? |
1948 |
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Antecedents of KMK |
Operetta type songs like Wunderbar and So In Love |
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Book development of KMK |
Show within a show Musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew |
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Context of KMK |
Women power in I Hate Men |
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Antecedents in KMK |
Burlesque 'Too Darn Hot' |
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What does this link to?? |
Link to Porter and his controversial lyrics e.g 'when I reached the charming age of puberty and began to finger feminine curls' |
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Who were the practitioners? |
Cole Porter and Bob Fosse |
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When was Little Shop of Horrors released? |
1982 |
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Context of LSOH |
Shows potential state of America for many people in the back streets of Skid Row |
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Book development of LSOH |
About a plant from outer space |
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When was Wicked released on Broadway? |
2003 |
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Book development of Wicked |
Need for spectacle again, the musical has come full circle again |
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Context of Wicked |
After 9/11 people wanted escapism and nostalgia not gritty strong storylines |
