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Chapter Nine
The Musical Theatre
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Music theatre is antirealistic & presentational
All drama has always been partly musical Classic Greek drama was sung and danced Most renaissance performances were accompanied by
songs and instrumental music Shakespeare’s 38 plays contain singing...THE
TEMPEST has nine songs 17th century comedies regularly ended with a dance Musical masques evolved over time into ballet and
opera Asian forms of theatre involve singing, dancing and
instrumental musicStill, musical theatre is widely regarded
as a genre into itself for the past 150 years
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Broadway musicals dominate NY box offices and NYC remains the international center of musical theatre
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THE FANTASTICKS
Opened in 1960Ran for 42 yearsClosed in 200217,162
performancesReopened in 2006
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Pulitzer Prize Award-winners
Of Thee I Sing, 1932South Pacific, 1950Fiorello!, 1960How to Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying, 1962A Chorus Line, 1976Sunday in the Park With George, 1985Rent, 1996Next to Normal, 2008
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European influences of the musical includeClassical Greek Theatre
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Greek Theatre’s were like modern sports stadiums
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Greco-Roman Theatre
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Shakespeare’s stage
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Court of Louis XIV
Minuet at Court Royal Ballet
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Lully’s Ballet at French court
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Commedia dell’ Arte – Italian renaissance
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Size and spectacle in 18th Century Playhouse
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19th Century German Opera House
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Russian Ballet at turn of 20th century
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Influences on the American musical
RENT
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Extravaganza
Niblo’s Garden, 1860
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Niblo’s Garden produced “first” musical
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The Extravagant Revue
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Minstrelsy
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Slayton Jubilee Singers
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Christy’s Minstrels
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Jazz Dance
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Vaudeville
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Variety Acts
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Burlesque
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Comic Opera
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OPERETTA
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Musical Comedy
Irving Berlin’s “The Cocoanuts”
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No, No Nanette
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Rodgers and Hart
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Cole Porter
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Show Boat (1927) by Jerome Kern
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George and Ira Gershwin
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PORGY AND BESS
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Rodgers and Hammerstein with Irving Berlin
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Broadway’s Golden Age
Show Boat, 1927
Of Thee I Sing, 1932
Porgy and Bess, 1935
Pal Joey, 1940
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Oklahoma! - 1943
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Agnes DeMille
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Legacy of R&H
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Memorable MUSICALS from the Golden Age
Irving Berlin’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1946)Cole Porter’s KISS ME KATE (1948)Adler and Ross, DAMN YANKEES (1955)Leonard Bernstein’s WEST SIDE STORY (1957)Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN (1957)Jule Styne’s GYPSY (1959)Charles Strouse BYE, BYE BIRDIE (1960)Frank Loesser, GUYS AND DOLLS (1961)Lerner and Leowe, MY FAIR LADY (1964)Bock and Harnick’s FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
(1964)Michael Bennett’s A CHORUS LINE (1974)
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The Contemporary Musical
In its heyday, the broadway musical was a star-maker: Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman,
Julie Andrews, Carol Channing, Pearl Bailey, Bob Hope, John Raitt are examples
As film and television became more popular, the golden age of the musical came to an end.
During the 70s and 80s, a new artist emerged...the Choreographer-Director
Jerome Robbins (1918-1998)Gower Champion (1921-1980)Bob Fosse (1927-1987)Tommy Tune (born 1939)Michael Bennett (1943-1987)
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Susan Stroman
Today’s pre-eminent Director-ChoreographerCredits include
Crazy for You (1992) Show Boat (revival) 1995 Big (1996) Steel Pier (1997) Oklahoma! (revival) 1999 Contact (2000) The Music Man (revival) 2000 The Producers (2001) Young Frankenstein (2007) The Scottsboro Boys (2010)
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Dress rehearsal – THE PRODUCERS
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Production shot – THE PRODUCERS
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Susan Stroman credits
Contact
The Producers
The Scottsboro Boys
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Stephen Sondheim (born 1930)
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Company (1970)
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The Rock Musical
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The British Invasion
Jesus Christ SuperstarCatsPhantom of the OperaLes MisérablesMiss SaigonMamma Mia
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Two men led the British Invasion
Andrew Lloyd Webber Cameron Mackintosh
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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Cult Musicals
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
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Musicals of the 21st Century
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Musicals – A “How to”
Music
Composer writes the music Arranger prepares for performance Music director prepares music for performance
Lyricist writes the lyrics Stephen Sondheim writes both music and lyrics Cole Porter also wrote both music and lyrics
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Musical Score
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Pit Orchestra – THE PRODUCERS
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The Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim
A Little Priest (from “Sweeney Todd”)
TODD: (spoken) These are desperate times,Mrs. Lovett, and desperate measures are
called for!
LOVETT: Here we are, now! Hot out of the oven!
TODD: What is that?
LOVETT:It's priest. Have a little priest.
TODD:Is it really good?
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A Little Priest (continued)
LOVETT:Sir, it's too good, at least!Then again, they don't commit sins of the flesh,So it's pretty fresh.
TODD:Awful lot of fat.
LOVETT:Only where it sat.
TODD:Haven't you got poet, or something like that?
LOVETT:No, y'see, the trouble with poet is'Ow do you know it's deceased?Try the priest!
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The Book of a Musical
What is "The Book"?The book – also called the libretto – is the least appreciated and yet most dramatically important element of a musical. It is the narrative structure that keeps the score from being nothing more than a disjointed medley of songs.
For many years, the main point of most shows was to showcase a score and/or a major star. As a result, the books of most Broadway musicals were a series of scenes, jokes and sight gags designed to get from song to song. By the 1940s, audiences were ready for something more, and shows like Pal Joey and Oklahoma! made it imperative that the book and score interweave to tell a cohesive story. This made for a much more satisfying kind of theatrical entertainment.
After all, the first job of every play or film – musical or not – is to tell a good story.
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Rehearsal studio
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Albert Taylor Hall
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ESU Theatre presents JOSEPH and theAMAZINGTECHNICOLORDREAMCOAT
October 13-16, 2011