Musical Theatre is still relevant to this generation of people for the social change and impact it brings as it is just a mirror on how society behaves. Also bringing in the creative element with new ideas bringing brought on to the stage for numerous interpretations from the audience and critics alike. Finally the self-expression brought by the stage performers and getting the audience hundred percent invested into their performance of the characters they are portraying and will get a reaction to their acts throughout the act.
Musical Theatre for many decades has been adapting to the societal changes in the world as it is dramatized to make the stakes of the plot feel important to the audience. This is conveyed in many of the musicals in the 1990s, an example would be “Rent” Written and Directed by Johnathan Larson deals with the AIDS epidemic but also having side themes of homelessness, drug addiction, love, sexuality, and death this was all happening at the time especially in America where this play had originated from. This was also a revolution as it took the big budget element that had always been in musicals and wanted the audience not to focus on the spectacle but the characters and
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The importance of having people in society who can express themselves creativity is without doubt. Biologists have argued that the formation of creativity was the most important step in human development, and that society cannot move forward without creative people. Most social groups have some kind of performing arts courses, whether that is learning how to perform traditional dance, or speaking Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. What is vital is that performing arts continue to be nurtured and