Miranda himself claims that his work has been heavily influenced by Schönberg—Les Miserables was the first broadway show he had ever seen. The themes, structure, and compositions can all be tied back to Schönberg’s piece developed in the 1980s. These two plays are revolutionary in both their content and their stylistic elements. While the songs of Hamilton are mostly rooted in rap and hip hop and Les Miserables is entirely classical, Schönberg’s and Miranda’s compositions bear many resemblances.
Miranda’s musical used dialogue and presented a positive outlook unlike the “Ten Little Indians” musical by Michael Friedman. The “Ten Little Indians” musical shows its audience the opposite of “Hamilton.” Friedman’s musical portrays a negative outlook of Andrew Jackson and his hatred for Indians. A musical like “Ten Little Indians” makes the audience dislike the character it is about, and without dialogue, the audience is not able to fully understand the life of that character. This type of musical risks disapproval, and that is why Miranda did the opposite by using dialogue and staying
A lot of developments were being made in the 1942-1945 time period. The US started to really get involved with World War ll, and race wars were breaking out in a number of major cities. Even with all of this madness going on Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein ll were able to create two beautiful shows, Oklahoma! and Carousel. These two amazing pieces of theatre have some dynamic characters that shed light on the rural American economic, social, and sexual complexities of that time.
The dialogue and lyrics are straightforward and full of ironic elements, which bring a lot of fun to enjoy. The transition from lines into a song is pretty smooth. For example, when Shrek is “hurt” by what Fiona says and his anger reaches a climax, he naturally starts to sing to express his emotion. In addition, the music, which embraces several styles such as pop, rock and jazz, also add dynamics into the show. So in sum, the writing of the show is appealing.
Personally, Phantom of the Opera was the first musical I had ever seen. I remember being in middle school and my dad suggesting that I watch it and me shaking my head because I did not even like opera. Begrudgingly, I agreed to watch it and after seeing the whole thing it shocked me. I was so surprised with how much I enjoyed seeing every second of it. That show really got me interested in the theatre world.
Whats better the original or the copy? Todays topic will be the classic cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I will be directing both the original film and the adaptation and choosing which is best in my opinion. The films have many differences. Such as costumes, actors, and delivery.
The majority of musicals that receive positive feedback in the Broadway industry are so popular because of their ability to relate and appeal to their audiences. I can attest to the popularity from my own experiences with and in musicals. For example, Dear Evan Hansen is a musical that is rapidly growing to be known to the public as one of the best musicals of all time. It is based off of a true story about the modern day trials and tribulations of high school life. A normal high school student Evan suffers from social anxiety and lacks motivation to make any emotional connections with anyone.
"The cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, her hair as yellow as corn, the slipper as pure as gold. " Imagine all of your favorite childhood fairy tales, with a twist. In Stephen Sondheim's brilliant musical Into the Woods, the fairy tales collide, and take a turn for the worse. The Madeira School's all girl production of Into the Woods was packed with strong vocals, clever set pieces, and creative takes on the modern classic musical. Stephen Sondheim's musical, Into the Woods, first went to Broadway in 1987, it was nominated fr 10 Tony's, and won 3.
The Secret Life of the American Musical is a wonderful book by Jack Viertel that lays out a fantastic road map of what can really help to make a musical great. I haven't read it personally, but Ive been lucky enough to have a fantastic educator give me the memorable bullet points. The gist I've gathered is that the songs in most good pieces of modern American musical theatre tend of adhere to a structured order of mood and intention. Each of these of categories of song are given elegant titles and descriptions. The goal of this paper is to argue that Disney's stage musical version of Beauty and the Beast fulfills the majority of the necessary song categories in order to qualify as what Viertel would consider a good musical.
A lot of this has to do with the adaption of Off Broadway. Meaning, those who loved traditional Broadway have come to like the new alternative kind. Off Broadway played a significant role in the culture of theatre. It brought light to subjects and Off Broadway is preferred in the aspect that it has freer creativity. The Tony award is only awarded to Broadway theatre, yet many productions awarded this were transferred from Off Broadway theatres.
The music and lyrics of this musical are by Stephen Sondheim. Its book was written by George Furth. This production was directed by Michael Weber with the musical direction of Aaron Benham. Though this production did not have a choreographer, the associate direction and musical staging was done by Christopher Pazdernik. This musical is centered around the life of Frank Shephard and how he came to be a famous movie producer.
Cult films are defined by the existence of a small continued “cult” fanbase around a film with lesser commercial success. These fanbases often have traditions for audience participation during the film1, extending from call-out responses to lines in the film to throwing things towards the screen at specific moments. These viewing traditions can have some variations in different areas, but many exist across the fanbase. Viewing traditions are also very much so a social thing- one would not engage with the film in this way outside of a group setting. Perhaps the most well-known cult film is The Rocky Horror Picture Show, whose cult-like fanbase has graduated into popular culture.
Wicked is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz based on a book by Winnie Holzman. The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz. Wicked celebrated its tenth anniversary on Broadway on 30 October 2013. It is the 9th longest-Broadway show, surpassing Beauty and the Beast. A typical performance runs for approximately two hours and thirty minutes.
Two songs that I would argue stood out to me the most within the musical A Chorus Line were “I Can Do That” and “Dance Ten, Looks Three”. “I Can Do That” to me describes how anyone that is in the industry of theatre essentially got their start. Without trying to generalize, it often seems that there was a pivotal moment that showed to a person or a character
The emergence of a popular mass culture depended upon the introduction of many new forms of entertainment such as film, radio, and theater. One of the most notable forms of theater that emerged was vaudeville, which gained popularity in the late 1800’s, reaching its height in the 1910’s through the 1930’s. Vaudeville theaters’ affordability and accessibility allowed Americans of different ethnic and social backgrounds a chance to socialize in a way that was previously not allowed. Vaudeville had a major impact on popular culture and many films took much of their content from vaudeville acts. An example of a film that was influenced by vaudeville is the play turned film, Wonder Bar.
