Long-running musical theatre productions

During both The Middle Ages and the Renaissance scarce music was developed. The purpose of scarce music is to “inspire the faithful to worship.” All of the music was written in Latin and placed into part books. A small amount of women viewed themselves as professional musicians during these two time periods. Both eras developed instrumental genres for dance music. Instruments are categorized into two sections bas and haut. A bas instrument throughout these eras was a recorder. The opposite of…

become almost synonymous with musical theater. Since his breakout role as the lyricist for West Side Story, which opened in 1957, Sondheim has gone on to contribute music and lyrics to shows such as Into the Woods, Sweeny Todd and Gypsy. His works earned him a total of eight Grammy Awards, one Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize and eight Tony Awards, more than any other composer. Considering the span of his career, Stephen Sondheim is on of the most influential figures in musical theater.…

when it became a musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey with additional songs written by John Farrar in 1971. It was actually named after the 1950s United States working class youth subculture known as greasers. The musical was set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School where a group of teens learn the complexities of friendship, romance and adventures. It also takes you through the experience of peer pressure, politics, personal core values and love. In its original production in Chicago…

somewhat altered what opera looked like. Bel Canto was characterized by one main singer, one voice that was most prominent. Instruments were used to create a background, they were to support the main voice, similarly other voices were used in the production but they were only to support the main voice. Because of the importance that the bel canto placed on the voice, the words music and voice could be used interchangeably in Italy. This “one voice” idea in…

originally showed in 1948 in late December, at the New Century Theatre. The musical was written and produced with a similar scenario having happened to the playwright in his previous acting time, giving it a unique stage perspective as they began writing the acts. How this went about was Arnold Saint-Subber going to Samuel and Bella Spewack sometime in 1947 to have them begin writing it, they then went to Cole Porter who began to write the musical numbers. Then with choreography by Hanya Holm…

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Birth of Culture and Musical Theater The lady smiles while she directs you to your seat. “Third row down, to the two seats at the very left side.” You find your seat as you comfortably start to settle down making sure that you can see the stage since you paid a little more money in order for you to be at the very front closer to the actors. The energy feels excited but still content. You hear the rest of the people talking quietly to the person next to them. The third bell rung however, the…

perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence.”. Theatre influences emotions in a person's’ heart. It can be by the costumes, lighting, music, storyline, or the characters; the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions through acting is an extraordinary thing, The career of a musical theatre performer is an extraordinary adventure because of it’s ability to change someone’s view and emotions. The ability to…

the genre of the play, so basically , this play is a mixture of three genres :tragedy , comedy , and theatre of absurd. Harlod Bloom in…

Artaud was inspired and wrote The Theatre and its Double. Mise en Scene is the set design and surroundings involved in a play, according to Artaud it has an import role in theatre. In his manifesto, he discussed theatres lack of images, dynamism and he called for an end to masterpieces. The rebellious actions in Ubu Roi by Alfred Roi would display Antonin Artaud want for gestures, a dramatic reaction from audience members and creativity. In his manifesto, The Theatre and Its Double, Antonin…