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37 Cards in this Set
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Bye Bye birdie
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1960 Struass and Adams.rock & roll musical. Take on Elvis
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Fiddler on the Roof
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1965 Jerry bach. Harnett. Robbins Choreography- also did West Side Story Sunrise sunset matchmaker if I was a rich man
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Cy Colman
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Coleman Fields Choreography by Bob Fosse- Sweet Charity. Big spender
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Steven Sondheim-
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his mentor is Hammerstein. . His method of writing, in chronological order, to avoid repetition of songs. Believes that a songwriter is a playwright. Words come first and support the text. Aim for surprises. Sweeney Todd.
Into the woods, four fairy tales.70s |
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Weber
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writes for commercial interest. Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar, 70s. Rock opera, musical tells the story of the last seven days of Christ. 73, Technicolor Dream coat. Postige- style of writing that parodies other ethnic songs, calypso. 86- Phantom of the opera, Charles Hart. Music of the night
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George Ballanchine
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on your toes, Slaughter on tenth avenue. Roger and Hart
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Agnes Deseville
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dream ballet of Oklahoma, Carousel, Brigadoone
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Jerome Robbins
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West Side Story, the King and I, Fiddler on the roof.
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Bob Fosse
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Sweet Charity, Chicago, Cabaret.
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Micheal Bennett
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Special because Chorus Line is actual a real sotry- the stories from the dancers. The story comes from the interviews.
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Little Night Music (1973)
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book by hugh Wheeler based on Bergman's film "Smiles of a Summer Night"
Song: "Send in the clowns" |
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Into the Woods (1987)
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book- James lapine
combines childrens fairy tales but explores all the human psyche |
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Sweeney Todd
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book-the demon barber of Fleet Street by High Wheeler
Directeor - Harold Prince This was his biggest musical, he was attempting to write a playthat's of the operatic song quality but with good action. Song- ballad of Sweeney Todd |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
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went for commercial music- his songs re popular before being put in a show
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Jesus Christ Superstar
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Tim Rice, lyricist
Tom O'Horgan, the book based on the new testament. rock opera aong- Heaven on their minds |
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Joseph and the Amazing technicolor dreamcoat
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Tim Rice, Lyricist based on the bible
pastiche- a style of writing parodies over other song forms songs: song of the King, Those Canaan Deep(French Chanson) Benjamin Calypso (calypso) |
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Phanton of the Opera(1986)
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book by Webber and Richard Stilgoe
lyrics by Charles Hart Song Music of the Night |
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Operetta
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Little opera
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The Book
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The script. Which includes plot, characters, stage directions, dialogue, situation. Unified force behind the musical
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Soliloquy
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song that reveals inner thoughts/innermonologue
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Tin Pan Alley
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populat music nusiness. 1st part of 20th century it was W28th st.
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Pastiche
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parody of song forms
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Gilbert and Sullivan
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they were successful in America bc they wrote in English. They wrote Pirates of Penzeance.
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Jerome Kern
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wrote showboat= lyrics by Hammerstein. He contributed by influencing young composers. Fused the music with the drama. Old Man River
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George Gershwin
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unique becuse he incorporated blues and jazz.
Wrote Porgy and Bess special bc it was an all black cast. "summertime" folk opera. |
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Rodgers and Hart
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they introduced rhythmic dialogue
"on your toes" "babes in arms" |
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Rodgers and Hammerstein
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"the Kind and I", "carousel"-ideal redemption
South Paacific - racial prejudice Oklahoma- costumes are simple, opens with a woman churning the butter, no glitz. Dream ballet Choreographed by Agnes |
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Irving Berlin
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2 songs "GOd Bless America and White Christmas"
musical- Annie get your gun |
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Cole Porter
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writes own lyrics, skipped Tin Pan Alley.
Anything Goes Kiss me Kate, taming the shrew Ihate men Brush up your Shakespeare- multiple Rhyme |
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Lerner and Loewe
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3 musicals in the isles.
Brigadone (Agnes Demille choreographed)"almost like being in love" Camelot My Fair Lady- show me Romantic Tradition |
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Leonard Bernstein
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West Side STory
On the Town (New York New York) Maria |
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Anything Goes
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The book: Wode house and Bolton
a tap dancing show-idea for a new show based on a shipwreck but a real one did happen so Linsay and Crouse revised it |
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Kiss me Kate
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the book: Samuel and Bella Spewack
Play within a Play (taming of the shrew Shakespeare) I hate Man Brush up your Shakespeare |
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Annie Get your Gun
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The book: HErbert and Dorothy Fields
Rodgers and Hammerstein Theres no business like show business anything you can do I can do Annie falls in love with another shooter she is an illiterate hillbilly |
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My fair lady
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class distinction songs reflect personality of chracter
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Wonderful Town
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book- Joseph Fields Jerome Chodorov based on my sister eileen
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West Side Story
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book- Larents, lyrics Sondheim based on romeo juliet
america one hand one heart maria tonight |
