Musical theatre

You are all currently listening to the Prologue, or opening number to the world renown musical West Side Story. West Side Story is one of my favorite musicals, hence why I have this record, and have seen it numerous times, because it is not only a beautiful production, filled with expressive dance and music, but it also addresses some critical social issues. The musical takes place in Manhattan, and puts a contemporary spin, or at least contemporary for the 50’s, on the Shakespearean love story…

Synopsis The drama theater The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of an opera singer Christine who has been performing at the gala was held in Paris. Raoul is a sign of old and had been friends with Christine since childhood had heard Christine sing and have fallen in love with him. At the time it also became a rumor that there are ghosts who have stayed in Opera. After the gala dinner held to have committed Faust Opera Paris by presenting the prima donna Carlotta. During the show Carlotta…

can have many purposes. It can change the mood of the audience, alert them to danger, or even be used to give exposition of the story to the audience. The latter, along with its variation, such as a monologue delivered in song, are used to create musicals--a genre used by Disney since its very beginning. For this journal I watched Disney’s Moana to see how it used music to move the plot, and influence its audience. The song “Where You Are” is used in Moana to tell exposition and to forward…

Exoticism exists on a spectrum, from pure exoticism - the choice to represent or "other" an exotic a non-Western subject, to transcultural composing which is the result of the combination of Western and non-Western styles without any intent to "other" an exotic subject (Lecture). Bizet's Carmen premiered at the Opera Comique in 1875 and was successful because of its violation of the social and operatic norms. The story was considered shocking at the time because it was about Carmen a "rebellious…

Colors and Music in a Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams Fatima Harb 39907 Lebanese University/ Master 1 Comparative literature Abstract A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by American playwright Tennessee Williams in 1947. In his play, Williams shed the light on the differences between classes in that age, through certain symbols, such as colors and music. The colors chosen by…

The movie features several hit songs written by Robert and Kristen Anderson-Lopez. Ever since the movie premiered, people everywhere have been singing these songs. The first song is “Frozen Heart.” It’s simple and foreshadows dangers of ice. A lot of people tend to forget about this song, but I really enjoy it. The backgrounds and animation are beautiful to watch. Next is “Do You Want to Build A Snowman.” It’s kind of a solo, since Anna is the only one who sings, but Elsa and the king both speak…

Diegetic or nondiegetic is used in many ways to add sound to a movie. Diegetic sound is acknowledged by the characters and the characters usually interact with the sound. Nondiegetic is only heard by the audience which lets the audience foreshadow what will happen to the characters. Burton uses nondiegetic in his introduction credits that come before the film to let the audience start to imagine what the film might be about. Burton uses more nondiegetic sounds instead of diegetic music in all of…

the time helped plan the whole event and was in charged of the entertainment. The 18-year-old reality star appeared to be so excited that she got to book one of their favorite artists to come and perform at the party, Tyga. “I was able to book a musical guest for Kendall. He’s one of her favorite rappers and I’m really nervous, I hope she likes it,” a very young-looking Kylie, pre lip plumping told the camera, blissfully unaware that in a few years they'd become a couple.…

introduction to theater began in Moscow at the Moscow State Jewish Theater, but truly developed when he immigrated to New York during the Nazi invasion of Paris (Barron). Chagall was directly involved in the set and costume design for the Ballet Theatre of New York’s Aleko, the New York City Ballet’s Firebird, the National Opera in Paris’ Daphnis and Chloe and the Metropolitan Opera's 1967 version of Mozart's The Magic Flute. Chagall’s work with the theater is extraordinary because it gives a…

The Lion King A seemingly innocent Disney movie that follows a lion cub through a journey of heartache, adventure, and acceptance of responsibility is actually a portrayal of the overcoming of Freud’s theoretical Oedipus Complex. Throughout the movie, The Lion King, the main character Simba has to deal with the guilt of thinking he killed his father. Simba’s uncle Scar encourages Simba to “run away and never return”(The Lion King). The finale is a fight between Scar and Simba to see who claims…