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JULE STYNE |
High Button Shoes (1945) -Sammy Cahn -Starring Nanette Fabray Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949) -Leo Robin -Starring Carol Channing - enjoyed discovering new talent Peter Pan (1954) -Wrote additional music with Comden and Green -Wrote 8 musicals together -Starring Mary Martin Bells Are Ringing (1956) -Comden and Green -Starring Judy Holliday Gypsy (1959) -Stephen Sondheim -Starring Ethel Merman Funny Girl (1964) -Bob Merrill -Starring Barbra Streisand -Based on Fanny Brice Sugar (1972) -Bob Merrill -Some Like it Hot -Robert Morse & Tony Roberts |
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TOM JONES & HARVEY SCHMIDT |
Harvey Schmidt - Composer Tom Jones - Lyricist (Librettist) -The Fantasticks (1960 - 2002) -Longest Running Musical -“Try to Remember” -110 in the Shade (1963) -Based on N. Richard Nash play The Rainmaker I Do! I Do! -Starring Mary Martin and Robert Preston |
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Bye Bye Birdie |
Music:CharlesStrouse• Lyrics:LeeAdams• Book:MichaelStewart• Dir/Chor:GowerChampion• Stars:ChitaRivera,DickVanDyke,PaulLynde• TheYouthofAmerica• LooselybasedonElvisbeingdraMed• Dealtwithideaofrockandroll |
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Charles Strouse |
Composer– ByeByeBirdie(1960)• TonyAward– GoldenBoy(1964)– It’saBird,It’saPane,It’sSuperman(1966)– Applause(1970)• TonyAward– Annie(1977)• TonyAward,2Grammy’s– Rags(1986)– Minsky’s (2009) |
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Lee Adams |
• Lyricist • Main collabora Song with Strouse– ByeByeBirdie • Tony– GoldenBoy– It’s a Bird...– Applause • Tony |
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Michael Stewart |
• Playwright, LibreTst, Lyricist – Bye Bye Birdie (1960) book – Carnival! (1961) book – Hello, Dolly! (1964) book – George M! (1968) book – Mack and Mabel (1974) book – Barnum (1980) lyrics – 42nd Street (1980) book |
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Dick Van Dyke |
• Bye Bye Birdie • The Dick Van Dyke Show • Mary Poppins • ChiLy ChiLy Bang Bang • Diagnosis: Murder |
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Gower Champion |
• Lend an Ear (1948) - Chor. – First ever Tony for Choreography • Bye Bye Birdie (1960) - Dir/Chor – 2 Tony’s • Carnival! (1961) - Dir/Chor • Hello, Dolly! (1964) - Dir/Chor – 2 Tony’s • 42nd Street (1980) - Dir/Chor – Tony for Choreography – Died opening night |
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961) |
• Music:FrankLoesser• Book/Dir:AbeBurrows• Chor:BobFosse• Stars:RobertMorse,RudyVallee,CharlesNelsonReilly• SourcebookbyShepherdMead• SaSrizesSredbusinessman• WinsPulitzerPrize1962• AnS-hero |
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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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Charles Nelson Reilly |
• Bud Frump in How to Succeed (1960) – Tony Award • Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly! (1964) • Known for his TV work - parScularly appearances on game shows such as Match Game |
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Hal Prince |
• Tenderloin (1960): co-producer • A Family Affair (1962): director • A Funny Thing . . . (1962): producer • She Loves Me (1963): producer, director • Fiddler on the Roof (1964): producer • Flora, The Red Menace (1965): producer • It’s a Bird . . . (1966): producer, director • Cabaret (1966): producer, director • Zorba (1968): producer, director |
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Hello, Dolly! |
• Music/Lyrics: Jerry Herman • Book: Michael Stewart • Dir/Chor: Gower Champion • Prod: David Merrick • Stars: Carol Channing, Charles Nelson Reilly • Source: The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder • Won 10 Tony Awards – held record unSl The Producers in 2001 • Louis Armstrong recording reached #1 on Billboard charts • Film: 1969 starring Barbra Streisand, cost $25 million • Dollys: Pearl Bailey, Beiy Grable, Ethel Merman, Ginger Rogers, Mary MarSn |
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Jerry Herman |
• MilkandHoney(1961)• Hello,Dolly!(1964)• Mame (1966)– StarringAngelaLansbury&BeaArthur– “Mame,”“IfHeWalkedIntoMyLife,”“BosomBuddies”• DearWorld(1969)• MackandMabel(1974)– StarringBernadeiePetersandRobertPreston– “TimeHealsEverything,”“TapYourTroublesAway”• TheGrandTour(1979)– StarringJoelGrey– “I’llBeHereTomorrow”• LaCageAuxFolles (1983) |
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Fiddler on the Roof |
Music:JerryBock• Lyrics:SheldonHarnick• Book:JoeStein• Dir/Chor:JeromeRobbins• Stars:ZeroMostel,BeaArthur• ConceptMusical?• EndofOldStyleofMusicalTheatre• TradiSon• Oldworldvs.newworld• MinorKeys• Sospecificthatitisuniversal• TonyforBestMusical• 3,242performances-Recordforalmost10years |
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Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick |
• Jerry Bock - composer • Sheldon Harnick - lyrics • Broadway – Fiorello! (1959) - Pulitzer Prize – Tenderloin (1960) – She Loves Me (1963) – Fiddler on the Roof (1964) – The Apple Tree (1966) – The Rothschilds (1970) • Team split because of arSsSc differences |
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Beatrice Arthur |
• Broadway/Off-Broadway – The Threepenny Opera (1954) – Fiddler on the Roof (1964) – Mame (1966) • Television – All in the Family – Maude – The Golden Girls • Linked with women’s liberaSon movement |
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Zero Mostel |
• Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof • Pseudolus in A Funny Thing. . . • Blacklisted during McCarthy era • Movie The Producers • Plays, musicals, film |
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Man of La Mancha (1965) |
• Music: Mitch Leigh • Lyrics: Joe Darion • Book: Dale Wasserman • Chor: Jack Cole • Star: Richard Kiley • Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervante • Regional theatres developing new works • Play within a play • Breaking musical theatre norms • “The Impossible Dream” • Idealism in the face of brutality |
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Jack Cole |
• Father of American Jazz Dance • Female divas sexy persona: Marilyn Monroe • Broadway: Kismet, A Funny Thing . . ., Man of La Mancha |
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Richard Kiley |
• Stage, television and film • Broadway: Kismet, No Strings, Man of La Mancha • Tony for Don Quixote/ Cervantes |
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Cabaret (1966) |
• Music: John Kander • Lyrics: Fred Ebb • Book: Joe Masteroff • Dir/Prod: Hal Prince • Chor: Ron Field • Stars: Joel Grey, Loie Lenya, Jill Hayworth • The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood • Concept musical? • CauSonary parable • 2 worlds (reality/limbo) that don’t intersect but reflect & comment • Mirrors - this can happen here • Tolerance, survival, responsibility • Always perSnent |
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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 LiLle Night Music – Pacific Overtures |
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Ron Field |
• Choreographer, Dancer – Cabaret (1966, 1987) • Tony Award – Zorba (1968) – Rags (1986) |
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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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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 Act (1977) – The Rink (1984) • Film/TV: – Cabaret (1972) Oscar – Liza with a Z (1972) – Arrested Development |
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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 enSre rock musical • War not the meaning - about the lifestyle • Filled the generaSonal gap • Post-Modern - Smely, topical, fast cuts • Songs became anthems • “Be-In” - Tribe • Off-Broadway to Broadway • Racial integraSon |
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Joseph Papp |
•Established The Public Theater • Founded New York Shakespeare FesSval, 1954 • AestheSc: egalitarian, poliScal vision • Pioneer in commitment to non- tradiSonal casSng • Notable Works: Hair (1967- off- BWAY), A Chorus Line (1975), Pirates of Penzance (1980) • Died of prostate cancer, age 70 |
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Company |
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: George Furth Producer/Director: Harold Prince Choreographer: Michael Bennett Cast: Dean Jones, Elaine Stritch, Donna McKechnie Heritage Songs: “You Could Drive a Person Crazy,” “Another Hundred People,” “The Ladies Who Lunch,” “Being Alive” |
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Elaine Stritch |
"COMPANY" vip. 65 year acting career Over 30 films Has a one woman show "Elaine Stritch at Liberty" |
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Sondheim/ Prince collaboration |
Company Follies A Little Night Music Pacific Overtures Sweeny Todd |
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No, No, Nanette |
Music: Vincent Youmans Lyrics: Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach Book:Otto Harbach, Frank Mandel Direction/Adaptation: Burt Shevelove Choreographer: Donald Saddler Cast: Ruby Keeler, Jack Gilford |
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Godspell |
Music/Lyrics:StephenSchwartzBook/Direction:John-MichaelTebelakCast:DavidHaskellSongs:“DaybyDay,”“SavethePeople,”“TurnBack,OMan,”“AllfortheBest” KEY POINTS: • Uses idea of “festivity” to communicate religious ideas in a fresh way • Topic: religious experience, not history • Stylistically like the pop songwriters of 1970’s instead of rock music • Works well in revivals |
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Stephen Schwartz |
• Composer/Lyricist b. 1948 • Juilliard School, Carnegie Mellon (B.F.A in drama) • Incorporates 1970’s singer/songwriter style • String of shows in early 70’s: Godspell (1971) Pippin (1972), Magic Show (1974) • Films: Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Enchanted (2007) |
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JesusChristSuperstar |
Music:AndrewLloydWebberLyrics:TimRiceConception:TomO’HorganDirector:TomO’HorganStarring:BenVereenHeritageSongs:“IDon’tKnowHowToLoveHim,”“Gethsemane,”“KingHerod’sSong,”“Superstar”
KEYPOINTS:•Historicalpieceasks“why?”not“what?”•Jesusashistoricalleader,notdeity(backlashfromreligiouscommunity)•Topics:hysteria/fanaticism,guruism•1strockoperaonBroadway |
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Tim Rice |
(Lyricist) • b. 1944, England • Studied law • Would-be rock singer • Worked in recording industry • Notable Works: JCS (1971), Evita (1979), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982) • Disney Films: Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King |
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Andrew Lloyd Webber |
(Composer) • b. 1948, England • Musical heritage and education • Small, intense, and shy • Known for romantic melodies • Notable Works: JCS (1971), Evita (1979), Cats (1982), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982), Phantom of the Opera (1986) |
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Ben Vereen |
• b. 1946 • One of the definitive interpreters of Fosse • Notable Works: HAIR (replacement), Jesus Christ Superstar (1971), Pippin (1972), Fosse (2001), Wicked (replacement) • Chicken George in landmark TV miniseries, Roots (1977) |
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Tom O’Horgan |
(Director) • b. 1924-2009 • Sought “total theatre” • Wanted to elicit a reaction from audience, “turn them on” • Notable Works: HAIR (1969), JCSS (1971) |
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The wiz |
Music/Lyrics: Charlie Smalls Book: William F. Brown Director: Geoffrey Holder (Gilbert Moses uncredited) Choreographer: George Faison Cast: Stephanie Mills, Hilton Battle, Andre de Shields, Ted Ross Songs: “Home,” “Ease on Down the Road” KEY POINTS: • Traditional book musical • Black creative team • Wizard of Oz set to a Motown beat • proved black musicals could succeed on Broadway |
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Black Musicals |
•Black creative teams •Early 1970’s- anger, confrontation , issue-oriented •Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death (1971) • Don’t Play Us Cheap (1972) •Mid/Late 1970’s- pride of black culture, heritage, and music • “Retro-revues”: Bubbling Brown Sugar (1976), Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1978), Eubie (1978) • Revivals with all-black casts: Hello, Dolly! (1975), Guys and Dolls (1976) |
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Chicago |
Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb Book: Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse Dir/Chor: Bob Fosse Cast: Gwen Verdon, Chita Rivera, Jerry Orbach Heritage Songs: “All That Jazz, “Razzle Dazzle” KEY POINTS: • Billed as a “Musical Vaudeville” • Comments on showbiz as an overriding influence in the American culture • Source: Maurine Watkins’ play, Chicago (1926) • 1996 Revival- the most successful revival of all time! |
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Gwen Verdon |
Chicago VIP’s • b. 1925-2000 • Notable works: Redhead (1959), Sweet Charity (1966), Chicago (1975) • Considered the best dancer on B’Way during 1950’s and ‘60’s • 4-time Tony winner |
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Chita Rivera |
• b. 1933-present • Notable works: West Side Story (1956), Chicago (1975), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) • 2 Best Actress Tony’s: The Rink (1984), Kiss of… (1993) |
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A Chorusline |
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, Baayork Lee Public Theatre, 6,137 perf’s Songs: “At the Ballet,” “Nothing,” “One,” “What I Did for Love” KEY POINTS: • 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! Won Pulitzer Prize in 1976! Author Nicholas Dante was first Latino to win the prize. |
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Marvin Hamlisch |
Composer •1944-2012•Childprodigy,Juilliardatage7•Over40filmscores• NotableWorks:AChorusLine(1975),They’rePlayingOurSong(1978)•Oneof2peopletoreceivetheEGOTandPulitzerPrize |
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Donna McKechnie |
• 1944 - 2012 • 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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Sweeny Todd |
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book: Hugh Wheeler Director: Harold Prince Choreographer: Larry Fuller Cast: Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, Victor Garber Songs: “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,” “Johanna,” “Pretty Women,” “Not While I’m Around” |
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Angela Lansbury |
• b. 1925, Ireland • BWAY musical debut- Anyone Can Whistle (1964) • Notable works: Mame (1966), Dear World (1969), Gypsy (1973), Sweeney Todd (1979), A Little Night Music (2009) • Plays Jessica Fletcher on TV series Murder, She Wrote |
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Hugh Wheeler |
• b. 1912-1987, England • Playwright, screenwriter, librettist, poet, translator • Author of mystery novels • Collaborations w/Sondheim and Prince A Little Night Music (1973) Candide (1974) (Prince only) Pacific Overtures (1976) Sweeney Todd (1979) |
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Evita |
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics/Book: Tim Rice Director: Harold Prince Choreography: Larry Fuller Cast: Patti Lupone, Mandy Patinkin Broadway Theatre, 1,567 perf’s Songs: “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” “High Flying Adored” KEY POINTS: • British Invasion • Concept album created audience • Webber created a new sound uniting theatre and pop worlds • Major rewrites after protestors said it was sympathetic of fascism |
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Patti LuPone |
•b. 1949 • original member of The Acting Company •Brother, Robert, originated the role of Zach in A Chorus Line • 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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Mandy Patinkin |
• b. 1952 • First musical theatre success as Che in Evita (Tony Award) • Notable Works: Sunday in the Park with George (1984), The Secret Garden (1991), La Chiusa’s The Wild Party (2000) • Played Ingo Montoya in the film, The Princess Bride |
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Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber |
n “The most commercially successful composer in history” n Born in London - musical family n Important Shows: n Jesus Christ Superstar (1971) n Evita (1979) n Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1982) n Cats (1982) n Song and Dance (1985) n Starlight Express (1987) n The Phantom of the Opera (1988) n Aspects of Love (1990) n Sunset Boulevard (1994) n The Woman in White (2005) |
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Dreamgirls (1980) |
“…and you’re gonna love me!” Book & Lyrics: Tom Eyen Director-Choreographer: Michael Bennett Producers: Michael Bennett, Bob Avian, Geffen Records, The Shubert Organization 13 Tony Award Nominations - 6 Wins 2 Grammy Awards Concept musical n From Motown to Broadway n Continues “workshop” process n Themes n Rejection, betrayal, ambition, familial structure n Cultural assimilation n Cinematic effects in set and staging n Final Michael Bennett show Songs: “Dreamgirls,” “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” |
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Jennifer Holliday |
(1960 - ) n Your Arms Are Too Short to Box With God (1980) n Grease (1994) 1982 Tony Award for Best Actress Grammy Award for “And I Am Telling You” “Her talent was so awesome…We had to Have her—she had all that pain” -Michael Bennett |
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Robin Wagner |
n Began as an assistant to Oliver Smith n Other shows: n Hair (1968) n A Chorus Line (1975) n 42nd Street (1980) n City of Angels (1989) n Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (1989) • Set design added cinematic perspective • Accommodated 10 year span of plot |
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Nine |
Music & Lyrics: Maury Yeston Director-Choreographer: Tommy Tune 729 Perf. Cast: Raul Julia, Karen Akers, Liliane Montevecchi 1982 Tony for Best Musical Songs: “Be Italian,” “Be On Your Own,” “Unusual Way, ” “Call From The Vatican” |
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Tommy Tune |
n 9 Tony Awards n Height: 6’ 6’’ n Tap dancing, Flashy, clever and sometimes haunting and poetic staging n Seesaw (1973) - P/AC n The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) - D/C n Nine (1982) - D n My One and Only (1983) - D/C n Grand Hotel (1989) - D/C n The Will Roger’s Follies (1991) - D/C (1939 - ) Wichita Falls, TX Prolific Director- Choreographer, Performer |
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Maury Yeston |
(1945 - ) Jersey City, NJ Composer, Lyricist, Author, Teacher, Music Theorist Nine (1982) Grand Hotel (1989) Phantom (1991) |
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Cats (1982) |
Songs: “Jellicle Songs For Jellicle Cats,” “Memory” Light on book, heavy on fur Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: T.S. Eliot Directors: Trevor Nunn, Gillian Lynne Choreographer: Gillian Lynne Featuring: Betty Buckley, Terrence Mann, Ken Page Winter Garden Theatre 7,485 Perf. |
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Betty Buckley |
n Adler trained actor n 1776 (1969) n Cats (1982) n The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985) n Song and Dance (1986) repl. n Carrie (1988) |
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Terrence Mann |
§Frequent villain/anti-hero §Cats (1982) §Les Misérables (1987) §Jerome Robbins Broadway (1989) §Beauty and the Beast (1994) §The Scarlet Pimpernel (1997) §The Rocky Horror Show (2000) §The Addams Family (2009) §Pippin (2013) |
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Trevor Nunn |
n Youngest artistic director of Royal Shakespeare Company n Director - Groundbreaking Commercial Art n Cats n Les Mis n Chess n Sunset Boulevard n Oklahoma! (Revival) n The Woman in White n A Little Night Music (Revival) |
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Les Misérables (1987) |
+ Music: Claude-Michel Schonberg Lyrics: Alain Boubil Source: Victor Hugo’s Epic Novel Director: Trevor Nunn Producer: Cameron Mackintosh Stars: Colm Wilkinson, Randy Graff, Terrence Mann An Epic Popera 6,680 perf. • Continuously musical • Epic plot • Historical themes • Operatic elements • Music first • Highly successful concept album |
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Cameron Mackintosh Mega-Producer (1946 - ) |
n Merchandising Genius - logo n Musical theatre becomes international business n Theatre as a standardized “product” n Increased actor expendability n Shows n Side By Side By Sondheim (1977) n Cats (1982) n Les Misérables (1987) n The Phantom of the Opera (1988) n Miss Saigon (1991) n Oklahoma! (2002) n Mary Poppins (2006) |
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The Phantom of the Opera |
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics: Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe Director: Harold Prince Choreographer: Gillian Lynne Producer: Cameron Mackintosh Over 10,000 Performances Featuring: Michael Crawford, Sarah Brightman, Judy Kaye 1988 Tony Award Best Musical • Technology for dramatic moments • Spectator mentality • Blends opera and the mega-musical |
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Michael Crawford |
n Theatre n The Phantom of the Opera (1988) n Dance of the Vampires (2002) n Film/TV n …Forum (1966) n Hello, Dolly! (1969) n Barnum (1986) |
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Sarah Brightman |
§Soprano §Former wife of Andrew Lloyd Weber §The Phantom of the Opera (1988) §Aspects of Love (1990) |
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+La Cage Aux Folles (1983) |
Music and Lyrics: Jerry Herman Book: Harvey Fierstein Director: Arthur Laurents Stars: Gene Barry & George Hearn Songs: “I Am What I Am,” “The Best of Times is Now” Source: Jean Poirot’s play La Cage Aux Folles • “Agit-prop in sequins” • First commercially successful “gay” musical • Family values • Use of reprise • Broadway Cares: Equity Fights Aids |
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Arthur Laurents (1917-2011) |
n Playwright, director, and screenwriter n Broadway n West Side Story (1957) – Book n Gypsy (1959) – Book n La Cage Aux Folles (1983) – Director n Directed Gypsy revivals in 1974, 1989, 2008 n Directed 2009 Bi-lingual revival of West Side Story n Film n The Way We Were |
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George Hearn |
n Full career in musicals and straight plays/classical works n Broadway: n 1776 (1969) n Sweeney Todd - replacement ^ n La Cage Aux Folles (1983)* n Sunset Boulevard (1994)* n The Diary of Anne Frank (1997) n Wicked - replacement n Scandalous (2012) |
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+Sunday in the Park with George (1984) |
Music/Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Book/Direction: James Lapine Stars: Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters Source: George Serat’s painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” • * Pulitzer Prize * • Off-Bway -Playwright’s Horizons • Art isn’t easy • Inability to connect |
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James Lapine |
Stage director and librettist n Frequent collaboration with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn n Important Shows: n Sunday in the Park with George (1984) - B/D n Into the Woods (1987) - B/D* n Falsettos (1992) - B/D* n Passion (1994) B/D* n The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) - D |
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Bernadette Peters |
n One of foremost interpreters of Sondheim n Actress, singer, children’s book writer n Broadway: n Mack and Mabel (1974) - Mabel n Sunday . . (1984) - Dot n Song and Dance (1985) - Emma* n Into the Woods (1987) - Witch n Annie Get Your Gun (1999) - Annie* n Gypsy (2003) - Mama Rose n Follies (2011) - Sally n Film n The Jerk n Annie |
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William Finn |
n Work heavily autobiographical n Music and lyrics n The Gay and Jewish experience n “Composer laureate of loss” n Shows: n Falsettos (1992)* n A New Brain (1998) – Off Broadway n Elegies: A Song Cycle (2003) – Off- Broadway n The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) |
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Liz Callaway |
§Merrily We Roll Along (1981) §Cats (1982) - replacement §Baby (1983) §The Three Musketeers (1984) §Miss Saigon (1991) §Voice-over artist §Anastasia §Aladdin and The King of Thieves §The Lion King II (1961- ) Chicago, IL |
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Cy Coleman (1929-2004) |
n Child prodigy n Classical and jazz world n Popular Songs: n “Witchcraft” n “The Best is Yet to Come” n Broadway: n Wildcat (1961) - Carolyn Leigh n Little Me (1962) - Carolyn Leigh n Sweet Charity (1966) - Dorothy Fields n Seesaw (1973) - Dorothy Fields n I Love My Wife (1977) - Michael Stewart n *On the Twentieth Century (1978) - Comden/Green n Barnum (1980) - Michael Stewart n *City of Angels (1989) - David Zippel n *Will Roger’s Follies (1991) - Comden/Green n The Life (1997) - Ira Glasman |
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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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Rag5me (1998) |
• Music: Stephen Flaherty • Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens • Book: Terrence McNally • Choreographer: Graciela Daniele • Producer: Garth Drabinsky (Livent, Inc.) • Source: E.L. Doctorow’s Novel Rag8me • Starred: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald • Based on Historical Events • Concept Album • Topics: racism, bigotry, intolerance, injus3ce, immigra3on, the “American dream,” The “blended family” |
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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 • *Rag8me (1998) • Suessical (2000) • The Glorious Ones (2007) • Rocky the Musical (2014) |
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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 •Rag8me •Kiss Me Kate* •Man of La Mancha |
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Audra McDonald |
•Full career in theatre, film, TV, recording ar3st •Broadway: •Carousel* •Master Class* •Rag8me* •A Raisin in the Sun* •Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess* •Has won Actress Tony in all 4 categories! |
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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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Harold Prince |
in the 80’s and 90’s • Merrily We Roll Along (1981) - D • The Phantom of the Opera (1986) - D • Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) - D • Show Boat (1994) - D • Parade (1997) - D, Co-Conceiver |
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Terrence McNally |
• Playwright and librefst - Oren gay themes • Broadway: – Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) – Love! Valor! Compassion (1994) - play – Master Class (1995) - play – Rag8me (1998) |
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RENT-1996 |
Music/Lyrics/Book: Jonathan Larson Director: Michael Greif Starred: Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs Songs: “Take Me Or Leave Me,” “Seasons of Love,” One Song Glory” Source: Puccini’s La Boheme set in the 1990’s Pulitzer Prize Winner • Themes: AIDS, heroin addic3on, homelessness, bohemia, family • Low Budget • Defined the zeitgeist • Rush Tickets: “Rentheads” • Musical Styles: • Rock, salsa, gospel, tango |
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Idina Menzel |
RENT, The Wild Party (Off-Bway), Wicked*, If/Then |
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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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Johnathan Larson |
• 1960–1996 • Early works: – Superbia – 5ck,5ck…BOOM! •Passed away the night before the New York Theatre Worksho pproduction •PulitzerPrize;TonyAwardsforMusical,Book,andScore. |
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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 Hunch back 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-3songs) |
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Tim Rice -Lyricist |
• Webber: Joseph, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita • Menken: Aladdin and Beauty & The Beast (Musical) • Elton John: The Lion King, Aida |
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The Lion King-1997 |
Music: Elton John Lyrics: Elton John & Tim Rice Director: Julie Taymor Songs: “Circle of Life,” “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” 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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Julie Taymor |
• Prolific director/designer of theatre, film, and opera known for her organic styles, mask-work and puppetry • Broadway Credits: – The Lion King – Spider-Man(Legtheproject) • Film Credits: – Across the Universe – Titus – TheTempest |
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Susan Stroman |
• Director/Choreographer • Heavy research ofer a 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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Jerry Mitchell
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• 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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The Producers |
2001-2007 Music/Lyrics:Mel Brooks Book:Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan Director/Choreographer: Susan Stroman Associate Chor.: Warren Carlyle Source: Screen play by Mel Brooks Starred:Ma Shew Broderick & Nathan Lane • Record breaking 12 Tony Awards • 2005 Movie remake • 14 producers -$10million |
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Nathan Lane |
• Comedic Actor • Broadway: – A Funny Thing* – Guys and Dolls – The Producers* – The Addams Family • Film – The Bird cage – The Lion King |
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Jersey Boys |
2005 Music:Bob Gaudio Lyrics:Bob Crewe Director:Des McAnuff Choreographer: Sergio Trujillo Starred: Christan Hoff, John Lloyd Young Source:The Story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons |
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Sutton Foster |
Thoroughly Modern Millie*, Little Women, The Drowsy Chaperone, Shrek, Anything Goes*, Violet |
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Hairspray |
2002-2009 Music: Marc Shaiman Lyrics:Marc Shaiman &Scott Wittman Book:Marc O’Donnell & Thomas Meehan Director: Jack O’Brien Choreographer: Jerry Mitchell Source: Film by John Waters Starred:Marissa Jaret Winoker, Harvey Fierstein • Cinderella story • Spreading social justice in the 1960’s • Won 8 Tony Awards • 2007Film(movie-musical-movie) |
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Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman
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• Life and career partners since 1979 • Shaiman-Music,lyrics • Wittman-Lyrics •Extensive work in film, tv, recordings, & stage • Broadway– Hairspray (TonyandGrammy)– Catch Me If You Can • Songwriters for TV series Smash |
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Harvey Fierstein |
• Writer: – Torch Song Trilogy * (play) – LaCageAuxFolles* – A Catered Affair – Newsies – KinkyBoots • Performer: – TorchSongTrilogy* – Hairspray* |
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
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In the Heights* ,Bring it On, Hamilton |
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Adam Guettel
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The Light in the Piazza* |
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Jeanine Tesori
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Caroline, or Change, Violet, Shrek, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fun Home |
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Andrew Lippa |
The Addams Family, The Wild Party (OB), BigFish |
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Wicked
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2003 Music/Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Source: Novel by Gregory Maguire Director: Joe Mantello Choreographer: Wayne Cilento Starred: Kris In Chenoweth & Idina Menzel |
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Stephen Schwartz |
• 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 Hunch back of Notre Dame-L – The Prince of Egypt-M/L – Enchanted-L • VersaFle-Folk, Pop, MusicalTheatre, and Classical influences •Themes: Alien a Fon and acceptance, illusions and reality |
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Kristen Chenoweth |
• Stage, film, TV, and concert career • High soprano • Ingénue and character parts • Broadway: • SteelPier-1997 •You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown* –1999 • Wicked–2003 • The Apple Tree-2006 • Promises, Promises–2010 • On the TwenethCentury -2015 |
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Spring Awakening |
A New Musical 2006-2009 Music: Duncan Sheik Book/Lyrics: Steven Sater Director: Michael Mayer Choreographer: Bill T Jones Source: Play by Frank Wedekind Starred: Jonathan Groff, John Gallagher Jr., Lea |
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In the Heights |
2008-2011 Music/Lyrics: Lin-Manuel Miranda Book: Quiara Alegría Hudes Director: Thomas Kail Choreographer: Andy Blanken buehler Starred: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mandy Gonzales |
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Next to Normal |
2009-2011 Music: Tom Kitt Book Lyrics: Brian Yorkey Director:Michael Greif Musical Staging: Sergio Trujillo Starred: Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer Issues:Bi-polardisorder, depression, grief, suicide, drug use, ethics in modern psychiatry Pulitzer Prize |
