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Leonard Bernstein |
All instruments play roles Unexpected rhythmic elements Original, authentic music to match any emotion - West Side Story |
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Jule Stein |
Strong Female Characters Enjoyed discovering new talent - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949) - Peter Pan (1954) - Bells Are Ringing (1956) - Gypsy (1959) - Funny Girl |
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Jerry Herman |
Strong female characters Build of a song Marches and Waltzes Reprises Songs from the character Alternating from minor to major Inspirational lyrics and twist endings Hello, Dolly! (1964) Mame (1966) La Cage Aux Folles (1983) |
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Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick |
Jerry Bock - composer Sheldon Harnick - lyrics Broadway – Fiorello! (1959) - Pulitzer Prize – She Loves Me (1963) – Fiddler on the Roof (1964) Team split because of arSsSc differences |
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John Kander and Fred Ebb |
John Kander - composer Fred Ebb - lyricist 40 year partnership Broadway: - Flora, The Red Manace - Cabaret - Chicago Style - self-reflective songs - camp - conceptual musical - disenfranchised characters - diva musicals conventions - the vamp - screamers |
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Stephen Sondheim |
Mentored by Ocsar Hammerstein II Content dictates form God is in the details Less is more Broadway: - Forum - Company - Follies - A Little Night Music - Sweeney Todd - Sunday in the Park with George |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Musical heritage and education Small, intense, and shy Known for romantic melodies "Most commercially successful composer in history" Notable Works: JCS (1971) Evita (1979) Cats (1982) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982) Phantom of the Opera (1986) |
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Cy Coleman |
Child prodigy Classical and jazz world Broadway: - Sweet Charity (1966) - Dorothy Fields - Seesaw (1973) - Dorothy Fields - *On the Twentieth Century (1978) - Comden/Green - Barnum (1980) - Michael Stewart - *City of Angels (1989) - David Zippel - *Will Roger’s Follies (1991) - Comden/Green - The Life (1997) - Ira Glasman 2 strong female collaborators Optimistic songsMix of classical and jazz elements Can change between styles Interesting and unusual rhythms Use of counterpoint Own orchestrations Blue-collar characters |
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Stephnen Schwartz |
Incorporates 1970’s singer/songwriter style Versatile - Folk, Pop, Musical Theatre, and Classical influences Themes: Alienation and acceptance, illusions and reality Shows: – Godspell - M/L – Pippin - M/L – The Baker’s Wife (Off-Bway) – Rags - L – Children of Eden - M/L – Wicked - M/L Film – Pocahontas - L – The Hunchback of Notre Dame - L – The Prince of Egypt - M/L – Enchanted - L |
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Charles Strouse and Lee Adams |
- Bye Bye Birdie - Appluase Strouse - Annie - Tony and 2 Grammys |
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Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens |
Flaherty - Composer Ahrens - Lyricist/Librefst Met at BMI workshop Musicals - Once on this Island (1990) - Anastasia (1997) - film - *Ragtime (1998) - Suessical (2000) - The Glorious Ones (2007) - Rocky the Musical (2014) |
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Maury Yeston |
2 Tony awards Broadway: - Nine - Phantom - Grand Hotel |
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Marvin Hamlisch |
Child prodigy, Juilliard at age 7 Over 40 film scores Notable Works: - A Chorus Line (1975) - They’re Playing Our Song (1978) One of 2 people to receive the EGOT and Pulitzer Prize |
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Alan Menken |
Composer Broadway Credits: - Little Shop of Horrors - A Christmas Carol - Sister Act - Leap of Faith Disney Film Credits: - The Little Mermaid++ - Beauty & The Beast++ - Newsies - Aladdin++ - Pocahontas++ - The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Hercules - Enchanted - Tangled |
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Howard Ashman |
Lyricist With Menken: - Little Shop of Horrors - The Little Mermaid (film) - Beauty and the Beast (film) - Aladdin (film - 3 songs) |
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Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman |
Life and career partners since 1979 Shaiman - Music, lyrics Wittman - Lyrics Extensive work in film, tv, recordings, & stage Broadway: – Hairspray (Tony and Grammy) – Catch Me If You Can Songwriters for TV series Smash |
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Lin-Manuel Miranda |
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Jeannine Tesori |
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Andrew Lippa |
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Terrence McNally |
Playwright and librettist Often gay themes Broadway: – Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) – Love! Valor! Compassion (1994) - play – Master Class (1995) - play – Ragtime (1998) |
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Jonathan Larson |
Early works: – Superbia – tick, tick…BOOM! Passed away the night before the New York Theatre Workshop production Pulitzer Prize Tony Awards for Musical, Book, and Score. |
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William Finn |
Work heavily autobiographical Music and lyrics The Gay and Jewish experience “Composer laureate of loss” Shows: - Falsettos (1992)* - A New Brain (1998) – Off Broadway - Elegies: A Song Cycle (2003) – OffBroadway - The 25th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee (2005) |
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Tim Rice |
Would-be rock singer Worked in recording industry Collaborated with ALW Webber: - Joseph - Jesus Christ Superstar - Evita Menken: - Aladdin - Beauty & The Beast (Musical) Elton John: - The Lion King - Aida |
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Harvey Fierstein |
Writer: – Torch Song Trilogy* (play) – La Cage Aux Folles* – A Catered Affair – Newsies – Kinky Boots Performer: – Torch Song Trilogy* – Hairspray* |
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Frank Wildhorn |
Known for his work in pop, rock, country, R&B, jazz and classical fields Broadway Shows: – Jekyll & Hyde (’97) – The Scarlet Pimpernel (’97) – The Civil War (’99) – Bonnie and Clyde (’11) – Wonderland (‘11) |
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Adam Guettel |
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Gower Champion |
Director/Choreographer Build a Dance Number -Upward and Outward Mixed dance, musical staging, and intricate scenic elements - Bye Bye Birdie - 2 Tonys - Hello Dolly - 2 Tonys - 42nd Street - Tony for Choreography - Died opening Night |
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Harold Prince |
Director/Producer Concept driven Visually inspired Stages at furious pace No stunt casting Darker, dramaic, polical theme Composers who “break the mold” A Family Affair (1962): director She Loves Me (1963): producer, director Cabaret (1966): producer, director |
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Jerome Robbins |
Conceptual Birth of the Director/Choreographer Actors as Triple Threats Method Actng and Preparaton into work Character and narratve through dance |
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Trevor Nunn |
Youngest artistic director of Royal Shakespeare Company Director - Groundbreaking Commercial Art - Cats - Les Mis - Chess - Sunset Boulevard - Oklahoma! (Revival) - The Woman in White - A Little Night Music (Revival) |
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Cameron Mackintosh |
Merchandising Genius - logo Musical theatre becomes internationalbusiness Theatre as a standardized “product” Increased actor expendability Shows: - Side By Side By Sondheim (1977) - Cats (1982) - Les Misérables (1987) - The Phantom of the Opera (1988) - Miss Saigon (1991) - Oklahoma! (2002) - Mary Poppins (2006) |
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Arthur Laurents |
Playwright, director, and screenwriter Broadway: - West Side Story (1957) – Book - Gypsy (1959) – Book - La Cage Aux Folles (1983) – Director Directed Gypsy revivals in 1974, 1989, 2008 Directed 2009 Bi-lingual revival of West Side Story |
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Tom O'Horgan |
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Rob Marshall |
Director/Choreographer of Stage and Film Broadway: - Kiss of the SW (1993) - C - She Loves Me (1993) - C - Victor Victoria (1995) - C - Cabaret (1998) - C TV and Film: - Annie (1999) - TV, D/C - Chicago (2002) - D/C - Nine (2009) - D/C - Into the Woods (2014) - D/C |
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Julie Taymor |
Prolific director/designer of theatre, film, and opera known for her organic styles, maskworkand puppetry Broadway Credits: – The Lion King – Spider-Man (Leg the project) Film Credits: – Across the Universe – Titus – The Tempest |
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Susan Stroman |
Director/Choreographer Heavy research of era and use of props Broadway: – Crazy For You (C)* – Show Boat (C)* – Steel Pier (C) – Oklahoma! (C) – Contact (D/C)* – The Producers (D/C)** – Young Frankenstein (D/C) – The Scottsboro Boys (D/C) – Big Fish (D) – Bullets Over Broadway (D/C) |
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George C. Wolfe |
Director/Librefst/Playwright/Producer Producer of the Public Theatre from 1993-2004 Broadway: - The Colored Museum (1986) Off-Bway, W - Jelly’s Last Jam (1992) D,B - *Angels in America (1993) - D,P - *Noise/Funk (1996) - D,P - The Wild Party (2000-LaChiusa) - D,P,B - Topdog/Underdog (2002) - D,P - Caroline or Change (2004) - D,P |
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Joseph Papp |
Established The Public Theater Aesthetic: egalitarian, political vision Pioneer in commitment to nontraditionalcasting Hair (1967- off-BWAY) A Chorus Line (1975) Pirates of Penzance (1980) |
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James Lapine |
Stage director and librettist Frequent collaboration withStephen Sondheim and WilliamFinn Important Shows: - Sunday in the Park with George(1984) - B/D - Into the Woods (1987) - B/D* - Falsettos (1992) - B/D* - Passion (1994) B/D* - The 25th Annual Putnam CountySpelling Bee (2005) - D |
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Jerry Mitchell |
Director/Choreographer High energy - larger than life Created Broadway Bares Broadway: – You’re a Good Man . . . (C) – The Fully Monty (C) – Hairspray (C) – La Cage Aux Folles* (C) – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (C) – Legally Blonde (D/C) – Catch Me If You Can (C) – Kinky Boots (D/C) |
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Michael Bennett |
Influenced by Jerome Robbins Character and situation driven Outward energy, sharp lines, strong movements Cinematic Sweep Broadway: - Promises. Promises - Company - Follies - A Chorus Line - Dreamgirls |
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Joel Grey |
Cabaret (1966) - Tony and Oscar George M! (1968) Chicago (1996) Wicked (2003) Anything Goes (2011) |
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Robert Morse |
Finch in How to Succeed (1960) -Tony Award – Played role in film Sugar (1972) Truman Capote in Tru (1989) -Tony Award |
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Zero Mostel |
Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof Pseudolus in A Funny Thing. . . Blacklisted during McCarthy era Plays, musicals, film |
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Richard Keiley |
Stage, television and film Broadway - Kismet - Man of La Mancha Tony for Don Quixote/Cervantes |
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Ben Vereen |
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Jerry Orbach |
Notable Works: - The Fantasticks - Carnival! - Promises, Promises - Chicago - 42nd Street |
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Mandy Patinkin |
Notable Works: - Evita -Tony - Sunday in the Park with George (1984) - The Secret Garden (1991) - La Chiusa’s The Wild Party (2000) |
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George Hearn |
Full career in musicals andstraight plays/classical works Broadway: - 1776 (1969) - Sweeney Todd - replacement - La Cage Aux Folles (1983)* - Sunset Boulevard (1994)* - The Diary of Anne Frank (1997) - Scandalous (2012) |
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Brian Stokes Mitchell |
Baritone leading man Broadway Credits: - Oh, Kay! (All Black Cast) - Jelly’s Last Jam - Kiss of the Spider Woman - Ragtime - Kiss Me Kate* - Man of La Mancha |
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Nathan Lane |
Comedic Actor Broadway: – A Funny Thing * – Guys and Dolls – The Producers* – The Addams Family Film: – The Birdcage – The Lion King |
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Aaron Tveit |
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Norbert Leo Butz |
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Brian D'Arcy James |
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Liza Minnelli |
Daughter of Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli Extensive career in musical theatre, concerts, films, recordings, television Broadway: – Flora the Red Menace (1965) -Tony – The Rink (1984) Film/TV: – Cabaret (1972) -Oscar – Liza with a Z (1972) |
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Elaine Stritch |
65 year Broadway career |
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Gwen Verdon |
Considered the best dancer on B’Way during 1950’s and ‘60’s 4-time Tony winner Notable works: Redhead (1959) Sweet Charity (1966) Chicago (1975) |
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Donna McKechnie |
Professional/personal relationship w/Michael Bennett famous BWAY dances: - “Turkey LurkeyTime” - “Tick-Tock” - "Music and the Mirror” Notable Works: - Promises, Promises (1968) - Company (1970) - A Chorus Line (1975) |
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Patti LuPone |
original member of The Acting Company Notable works: - Evita (1979) - Les Miserable (1985, London) - Anything Goes (1987) - Sunset Boulevard (1993, London) Tony Awards: - Best Actress- Evita, Gypsy |
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Angela Landsbury |
Notable works: - Anyone Can Whistle (1964) - Mame (1966) - Gypsy (1973) - Sweeney Todd (1979) - A Little Night Music (2009) Plays Jessica Fletcher on TV series Murder, She Wrote |
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Jennifer Holiday |
Broadway: Your Arms AreToo Short toBox With God(1980) Grease (1994) Dreamgirls (1980) - Tony |
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Betty Buckley |
Adler trained actor Broadway: - 1776 (1969) - Cats (1982) - The Mystery of EdwinDrood (1985) - Carrie (1988) 1983 TonyBest Actress |
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Bernadette Peters |
One of foremost interpreters ofSondheim Actress, singer, children’s book writer Broadway: - Mack and Mabel (1974) - Mabel - Sunday . . (1984) - Dot - Song and Dance (1985) - Emma* - Into the Woods (1987) - Witch - Annie Get Your Gun (1999) - Annie* - Gypsy (2003) - Mama Rose - Follies (2011) - Sally |
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Audra McDonald |
Full career in theatre, film, TV, recording artist Broadway: - Carousel* - Master Class* - Ragtime* - A Raisin in the Sun* - Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess* Has won Actress Tony in all 4 categories! |
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Idina Menzel |
Broadway: - RENT - The Wild Party (Off-Bway) - Wicked* - If/Then |
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Kristen Chenoweth |
Stage, film, TV, and concert career High soprano Ingénue and character parts Broadway: - Steel Pier - 1997 - You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown* – 1999 - Wicked – 2003 - The Apple Tree - 2006 - Promises, Promises – 2010 - On the Twen[eth Century - 2015 |
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Alice Ripley |
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Sutton Foster |
- Thoroughly Modern Millie* - Little Women - The Drowsy Chaperone - Shrek - Anything Goes* - Violet |
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Boris Aaronson |
Set designer Strong design concepts that “made” the show Range of styles throughout career Broadway: – Fiddler on the Roof – Cabaret – Company – Follies – A Little Night Music – Pacific Overtures |
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West Side Story 1957 |
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Gypsy 1959 |
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The Fantasticks 1960 |
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1961 |
Music: Frank Loesser Book/Dir: Abe Burrows Chor: Bob Fosse Stars: Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Charles Nelson Reilly Satires businessman Pulitzer Prize 1962 Anti-hero |
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Fiddler on the Roof 1964 |
Music: Jerry Bock Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick Book: Joe Stein Dir/Chor: Jerome Robbins Concept Musical End of Old Style of Musical Theatre Traditon - Old world vs. new world Tony for Best Musical Longest running musical for almost 10 years |
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Cabaret 1966 |
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Joe Masteroff Dir/Prod: Hal Prince Chor: Ron Field Concept musical Cautonary parable 2 worlds (reality/limbo) that don’t intersect but reflect & comment Mirrors - this can happen here Tolerance, survival, responsibility Always pertinent |
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Hair 1968 |
Music: Galt MacDermot Book/Lyrics: Gerome Ragni& James Rado Dir: Tom O’Horgan Prod: Joseph Papp Public Theatre First entire rock musical War not the meaning - about the lifestyle Filled the generational gap Off-Broadway to Broadway |
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Company 1970 |
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth Producer/Director: Harold Prince Choreographer: Michael Bennett Cast: Dean Jones, Elaine Stritch, Donna McKechnie Non-linear, series of vignettes All songs happen in a single moment of blowing out candles |
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Chicago 1975 |
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse Dir/Chor: Bob Fosse Cast: Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach Billed as a “Musical Vaudeville” 1996 Revival- the most successful revival of all time! |
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A Chorus Line 1975 |
Music: Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics: Edward Kleban Conception/Direction: Michael Bennett Book: James Kirkwood, Nicholas Dante Choreographers: Michael Bennett, Bob Avian Producer: Joseph Papp Cast: Donna McKechnie, BaayorkLee Won Pulitzer Prize in 1976 New source material: interviews First time workshop process used for Broadway show The show is about the characters, not the plot Utilizes montage to emphasize unifying themes Ran 15 years! |
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Sweeney Todd 1979 |
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler Director: Harold Prince Choreographer: Larry Fuller Cast: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Victor Garber |
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Sunday in the Park with George 1983 |
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book/Direction: James Lapine Stars: Mandy Patinkin, BernadettePeters Source: George Serat’s painting “ASunday Afternoon on the Island of LaGrande Jatte” * Pulitzer Prize * Off-Bway -Playwright’s Horizons "Art isn’t easy" "Inability to connect" |
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Dreamgirls 1980 |
Book & Lyrics: Tom Eyen Director-Choreographer: Michael Bennett Producers: Michael Bennett, Bob Avian,Geffen Records, The Shubert Organization Concept musical From Motown to Broadway Continues “workshop” process Themes: - Rejection - betrayal - ambition - familial structure Cultural assimilation Cinematic effects in set and staging Final Michael Bennett show |
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Cats 1982 |
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: T.S. Eliot Directors: Trevor Nunn, GillianLynne Choreographer: Gillian Lynne Featuring: Betty Buckley, TerrenceMann, Ken Page Shift from textual to visually driven theatre Targets a global audience Environmental Theatre or Theme Park Architectural use of theatre space Establishes mega-musicals as the dominant form |
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Les Miserables 1987 |
Music: Claude-MichelSchonberg Lyrics: Alain Boubil Source: Victor Hugo’s Epic Novel Director: Trevor Nunn Producer: Cameron Mackintosh Stars: Colm Wilkinson, RandyGraff, Terrence Mann Continuously musical, Epic plot Historical themes Music first - Highly successful concept album |
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La Cage Aux Folles 1983 |
Music and Lyrics: JerryHerman Book: Harvey Fierstein Director: Arthur Laurents Stars: Gene Barry & GeorgeHearn First commercially successful “gay”musical Family values Use of reprise Broadway Cares: Equity Fights Aids |
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Falsettos 1992 |
William Finn emerges as a composer-lyricist and librettist Jewish and Gay themed musicals Non-stereotypical gay male relationship - sensitivity Antithetical 1980’s musical Culturally relevant - ME generation, AIDS |
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RENT 1996 |
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Director: Michael Greif Starred: Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, TayeDiggs Pulitzer Prize Winner Themes: - AIDS - heroin addiction - homelessness - bohemia - family Low Budget Defined the zeitgeist Rush Tickets: “Rentheads” Musical Styles: - Rock - salsa - gospel - tango |
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The Lion King 1977 |
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Elton John & Tim Rice Director: Julie Taymor Dance: a mix of hip hop, ballet, modern, and Afro-centric dancing Lebo M. and Mark Mancina - grassland chants Puppets - portray animals in non-literal, minimalist way |
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Ragtime 1998 |
Music: Stephen Flaherty Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens Book: Terrence McNally Choreographer: Graciela Daniele Producer: Garth Drabinsky(Livent, Inc.) Concept Album Topics: - racism - bigotry - intolerance - injustice - immigration - the “American dream” - The “blended family” |
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Contact 2000 |
Book: John Weidman Director/Choreographer: Susan Stroman Starred: Deborah Yates, Boyd Gaines & Karen Ziemba Tony for Best Musical Controversy - what consItutes a musical? 3 one-act dance plays Characters trying to make a romanIc connecIon |
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The Producers 2001 |
Music/Lyrics: Mel Brooks Book: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan Director/Choreographer: Susan Stroman Associate Chor.: Warren Carlyle Source: Screenplay by Mel Brooks Starred: Matthew Broderick & Nathan Lane Record breaking 12 Tony Awards 2005 Movie remake 14 producers - $10 million |
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Hairspray 2002 |
Music: Marc Shaiman Lyrics: Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman Book: Marc O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan Director: Jack O’Brien Choreographer: Jerry Mitchell Starred: Marissa Jaret Winoker, Harvey Fierstein Cinderella story Spreading social jusIce in the 1960’s Won 8 Tony Awards 2007 Film (movie-musical-movie) |
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Wicked 2003 |
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Source: Novel by Gregory Maguire Director: Joe Mantello Choreographer: Wayne Cilento Starred: KrisIn Chenoweth & Idina Menzel |
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Jersey Boys 2005 |
Music: Bob Gaudio Lyrics: Bob Crewe Director: Des McAnuff Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo Starred: ChrisIan Hoff, John Lloyd Young Source: The Story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons |
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Spring Awakening 2006 |
Music: Duncan Sheik Book/Lyrics: Steven Sater Director: Michael Mayer Choreographer: Bill T Jones |
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In The Heights 2008 |
Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda Book: Quiara Alegría Hudes Director: Thomas Kail Choreographer: Andy Blankenbuehler Starred: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mandy Gonzales |
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Next to Normal 2009 |
Music: Tom Kitt Book/Lyrics: Brian Yorkey Director: Michael Greif Musical Staging: Sergio Trujillo Starred: Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer Issues: - Bi-polar disorder - depression - grief - suicide - drug use - ethics in modern psychiatry Pulitzer Prize |
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Robin Wagner |
Began as an assistant toOliver Smith Shows: - Hair (1968) - A Chorus Line (1975) - Dreamgirls (1980) - 42nd Street (1980) - City of Angels (1989) - Jerome Robbins’ Broadway(1989) |
