Broadway theatre

The Great Collaborator George S. Kaufman, also known as “The Great Collaborator”, has written 45 plays with 16 different known collaborators, hence his nickname. Kaufman’s success stems from his many collaborations of course but also the metatheatrical techniques used in his work. Using this technique Kaufman was able to populate his plays and musicals with characters based both firmly and loosely on the celebrities at the time. Throughout many of Kaufman’s works this technique is encountered…

to only be two ways to get your feet on a Broadway stage: insane talent and luck or celebrity status. Broadway’s marquees have historically been crowded by celebrity names that draw audiences and drive ticket prices up, and with recent seasons, it seems more impossible than ever to see a green name receive the top bill— raising concerns that big names are cast for profit and not artistic integrity. The ability to draw out a certain age range in a Broadway audience is directly affected by when…

In This film, John Waters utilizes formalistic criteria, however it's basis is that of a real life example of what he remembers as a teenager. This style was the mis-en-scene, which was evident in the beginning as the title credits rolled and theme song played("Hairspray" by Rachel Sweet with Deborah Harry). Each Corny Collins' character has a 1960s style – big hair, stylish suits and dresses, and some classical-like music to dance to. Every shot within the title sequence focuses mainly on the…

In the book Lunch Poems, written by Frank O’Hara, there are several occasions and events mentioned, which seem to express and define Frank O’Hara’s outlook on life. Throughout this book, O’Hara goes back and forth it seems between his real life, reality and what he imagines within his thoughts and imagination, related to his surroundings and life experiences. As for one poem titled as “Steps”, a few topics are brought up in order to meet one outcome. In this poem, not only does O’Hara speak…

and Stephanie Mills. Although this show has previously been criticized because of the apparent “all-Black cast,” most people who make this statement do not realize that The Wiz has always been the black version of The Wizard of Oz. The original Broadway musical came out in 1975 and there has been 5 other performances, including The Wiz Live!, that have been performed since. Following the same plot as The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz Live! incorporated soul and R&B elements throughout the performance.…

and dances appear out of nowhere and use on screen diegetic sound to express their thoughts and feelings. In a typical musical, the sets tend to be very dramatic and over the top by making them very theatrical caused from inspiration of particular theatre productions. A musical can get away with having a realistic set in one scene to a very dreamlike unrealistic set the next. As musicals were becoming very popular in Hollywood, it was about time to start making them into films with sound.…

has also been in some broadway shows like “Starlight Express”. Jane also got more than one Tony award in her career. Her latest broadway show is “She Loves Me”. This was released in 2016. I believe she still acts to this day. Jane was born on October 11, 1969, in Parsippany, New Jersey. This is where she grew up most of her life. By the time she was a teenager she was in the impressive “National Lampoon's Vacation” as Viki in 1983. Since then she has been in many Broadway and TV shows. She…

Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) is the largest Opera Company in New England, founded in 1976. It is a nonprofit organization that relies on extensive donations from many supporters to produce and perform a great deal of programs on the stage and community (Boston Lyric Opera, n.d.). Its partners are divided into two parts, one is public support and another is organizations and institutions. The mission of Boston Lyric Opera is to produce excellent productions, inspire audiences to appreciate opera, and…

Chronological/Timeline: Desi Arnaz (Alfredo) I am sitting down with a drums by me and when somebody touch me, I play the drums then I say, “BABALOO”, then I stand up and start to tell my history. I am Desi Arnaz. On March 2nd, 1917, I was born, in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. My parents were Dolores de Acha y Desiderio Alberto Arnaz ll. On June 1st, 1934, my family moved to Miami, Florida, after being forced out of our home due to the Cuban Revolution. I was seventeen years old when I became a…

Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera composed in 1934 by George Gershwin, with a libretto written by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin from Heyward's novel Porgy and later play of the same title. Porgy and Bess was first performed in New York City on September 30, 1935, and featured an entire cast of classically trained African-American singers—a daring artistic choice at the time. After suffering from an initially unpopular public reception due in part to its racially charged theme, the…