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I. The music is a diverse mix of modern Broadway music and rap music. A. Lin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the musical and acted as Alexander Hamilton himself, felt that hip-hop and rap worked best for Hamilton’s life. 1. Each founding father has a different rap pattern and abinet meetings are performed through rap battles. 2. Elizabeth Schuyler, Alexander’s wife, sings the love song “Helpless” like a Sara Bareilles song before her sister Angelica performs “Satisfied” like a Beyoncé jam. 3.…

Occasionally, musicians become “crossover artists” whom can per- form good in more than one field of music. For example, Wynton and Branford Marsalis was train in jazz by their father, the great pianist Ellis Marsalis. Both of the sons has became successful classical artists. Bran- ford’s saxophone captures the richness of pieces by Ravel and Stravinsky. Wynton’s albums of classical trumpet music from the Baroque period has brung him many awards. Still, if he was to choose which kind of music he…

In American literature and culture, identity is a major theme from Puritanism to Postmodernism. In Modernism and Postmodernism, the discourse on identity takes on more direct and explicit social, ethnic, racial and political overtones (Michaels, 1995). Up until Modernism, identity is discussed generally within the context of the melting-pot formula: i.e. that there is one American self (predominantly male, white, and Anglo-Saxon) within which Americans – from all origins, races, cultures, and…

Weidman and Doris Humphrey at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio and then began dancing for their company professionally. From the 1930's to the 40's, Limon danced with the Humphrey-Weidman Company. During the year of 1943 Limon was choreographing dances for Broadway until he was drafted into the armed forces during World War II. After his return from the war he joined his mentor Doris Humphrey in starting Limon Dance Company. Jose Limon started his company in 1947 in New York, NY. When Limón began his…

Gershwin played in several New York nightclubs including in New York’s Tin Pan Alley.After three years of composing tunes on the piano for customers, he had transformed into a very successful and hardworking composer. He also worked as a pianist for Broadway singers. In 1916, he composed his first published song, “When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em; When You Have 'Em, You Don't Want 'Em.” One of his best known songs…

When I was younger, I had my heart set on becoming a renowned artist. I informed everyone that I was going to be the next Pablo Picasso and that my work would be hanging right next to his. As I matured I realized becoming Pablo Picasso, while not impossible, requires years to achieve. In case you are wondering, I have not yet given up on my aspiration of becoming Pablo Picasso 2.0. Instead, I decided it would be wise to think of a career path to pursue until that day arrives. While searching for…

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, “Cats” is an excellent example of this newfound excessive nature of theatre. Broadway began to open more and more shows that displayed “in your face theatre” tactics with bigger sets, songs, dance numbers, and costumes. Most of all this new kind of theatre worked to impress audiences through extreme special effects such as a rocket…

Hamilton: An American Musical was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who gained a fascination with Alexander Hamilton after reading a biography about the historical figure. The Broadway musical is loosely based on the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, following his journey from a poor child in the Caribbean to George Washington’s right hand man. The work features many well rounded characters and a fascinating plotline, but perhaps the most interesting aspect is its delivery. Unlike most…

American playwright August Wilson was born on April 27, 1945 in the poor neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was raised in a small apartment with his mother and five siblings. His mother was an African American cleaning woman, and his father was a German immigrant (“August Wilson Biography”) who became a baker. His father left shortly after Wilson’s birth. His mother remarried, and the family moved to the predominantly white Hazelwood area. At his new high school, Wilson faced bigotry…

Peggy Feury, a female actress on Broadway, on television, and in films, was born on June 20, 1924, in Jersey city of New Jersey. Peggy’s real name is Margaret Traylor. Feury’s father’s name is Richard feury and her mother’s names is Margaret Feury. Peggy had only one sibling and that was her younger sister Elinor Feury. As peggy graduated from high school, she went to the Barnard college located in New York city. Soon after she graduated Barnard, Peggy then attended the Yale school of drama.…