Andrew Lloyd Webber Essays

Analysis of the catsthemusical.com website By Cătălina Mătăsaru Media Communication Masters, Year I Cats is a musical originally written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and first appeared on stage in 1981. Though it has gone through numerous revivals and revisions, in 2015 it was officially the longest running Broadway show, surpassing its fellow Webber written musical, Phantom of the Opera. At first glance, the official webpage of the Cats musical (or at least its frontpage) has few navigational elements

The Business of Musical Theatre Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh is one of the largest names in Broadway history. As a prominent Broadway producer, Mackintosh has produced more musicals than anyone else in the world. His creation of the megamusical and concepts for mass reproduction of a musical helped remodel the theatre industry during desperate times. Through the use of multiple cities in the production of his shows, Mackintosh is able to generate revenue not only through his theatre but also through

friend, the Phantom begins killing anybody who he believes will keep her from him. Captivated by Leroux’s story, filmmaker Carl Laemmle creates the Americanized, silent film The Phantom of the Opera. Due to the success of the film, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber creates the score for the current longest running musical in Broadway history. Shortly thereafter, Warner Brothers production company and director Joel Schumacher creates another film which becomes the most well recognizable adaptation of the

David Cook does it again with, "The Music of the Night" from "The Phantom of the Opera." Wow this guy is the real deal. He can sing anything like Randy says. Randy really needs to get some new material. He keeps saying the same things over and over again. And David deserves some better critiques than that. He never ceases to amaze me. Last week with the Mariah Carey song was awesome and this week he even excels at Broadway. I thought if any week for him to do bad or even just average, this would

which allowed the audience to understand the type of person they were. It was established that Diane Court was the valedictorian who took her school work very seriously. Her strive for success was also visible throughout the beginning of the film. Lloyd Dobler was the underachieving character, the opposite of Diane. Because of this major difference between them, the creators of the film proved that the film is or should be considered a classic by having a plot that focused on their differences. Further

Stephen Sondheim V.S. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is an interesting debate. According to Geoffrey Block, the author of Enchanted Evenings: The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber, Sondheim was a “Critical Success” while Lloyd Webber was “Broadway’s Champion.” Block’s reasoning behind this has to do with popularity versus critical acclaim. Considering the category of popularity, Andrew Lloyd Webber is certainly the winner in that category. While Sondheim’s show's longest Broadway

“The Broadway Musical” confirms that in 1968, the most expensive Broadway ticket price was eleven dollars. Today’s biggest price is around 140 dollars, but people can pay around 477 dollars for a premium orchestra seat. Because the national media has averted their attention away from Broadway, it is easier to sell shows based on a hit movie (Terry Teachout). Musicals are the heart and soul of Broadway. “Broadway Theatre” notes that The Black Crook, which debuted in New York on September 12, 1866

I’m going to start with a definition of adversity. Adversity is difficulty and misfortune. In the following paragraphs are examples of people who had diversity and a quote about adversity. And how they worked through it. In almost any example of an adversity the thing that keeps people going for their loved ones. Because people do the best and more when they do it for someone else. It's easier to keep going and not self pity when there's someone else to fight for. To take that next step, when it

“Masquerade! Paper faces on parade, Masquerade! Hide your face so the world will never find you.” While I have never seen the play the Phantom of the Opera, the lyrics from the first stanza of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical represents both a passion as well as a pursuit that absorbs and delights me. Webber’s metaphor of “paper faces on parade” is is the comparison of what is seen when juxtaposed to what we want to be seen. My use of makeup projects the empowerment I have with or without makeup

Instruments of a Philharmonic orchestra, their position and how this contributes and or hinders the overall acoustics sound of the score. I chose this topic because I have heard the philharmonic orchestra many times before at ballets over the years. Even though I had heard them I never knew what the orchestra was composed of and how they made an impact on the mood or atmosphere of the room. It also made me curious about how the way that the different instruments worked so well together and how they

Barring the novel’s title, the word “phantom” is never again used in reference to Erik in Gaston LeRoux’s The Phantom of the Opera; in other words, the choice of the word phantom appears to be an entirely deliberate ploy to convey a reality of Erik’s nature. To examine LeRoux’s motivations in selecting such a word in his title, one must examine the etymology of the word in its original French form, fantôme. In spite of its contemporary meaning of “a ghost or apparition,” the word is derived from

1. What event in the plot of Phantom of the opera could be considered the inciting incident? Reveals the protagonist and antagonist. The event in which the protagonist is introduced would be, when Madame Giry informs the new owners that Christine is the understudy for Carlotta, and has an amazing voice. Christine performs in Carlotta’s place and overjoyed with her first performance as lead, Christine goes to pry to her father to thank him and the “Angel of Music.” The antagonist is introduced when

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 styles without an intent to "other" an exotic subject (Lecture 2/22). Bizet's Carmen is an example of pure exoticism. The story was considered shocking at the time because its violation of the social and operatic norms while exoticsizing gypsies (Lecture 2/20). Carmen, a "rebellious cigarette factory worker who

Bat Boy: The Musical Bat Boy: The Musical was performed at Samford University on October 22, 2015. Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming wrote the story and the book. Laurence O’Keefe wrote the music and lyrics. Laurence O’Keefe and Alex Lacamoire arranged and orchestrated the musical. The musical was composed for a five-piece band, but the Samford performance used a soundtrack. The story was originally published in 1992 in the satirical Weekly World News and was turned into a musical in1997. In the

The Phantom Tollbooth is a story a published in 1961 that was remade into a 1970’s motion picture. Where in the story a boy named Milo thinks that everything is useless and never wants to do anything. Then one day a red and white striped present shows up in his room. He opens it and a few minutes later finds himself in a place called “the Lands Beyond”. Now because there are a book and a movie I have a favorite. My favorite being the book for many reasons. I prefer it because it has more details

This representation of the Phantom character goes beyond the simple makeup and facial expression. The film portrays the Phantom as a creature, skulking and hanging out about in the shadows, but it is his pursuit of Christine, the beauty, that allows audiences the chance to look beyond the horror to the soul within. “The draw of antiheroes does not simply override such hideousness but partly stems from the fascination that it prompts-the immoral actions of these characters create viewer intrigue,”

The video I fond online was a reading of “Square Cat” by Elizabeth Schoonmaker at the Wilkinson Public Library of Telluride. It’s a modern day tale about a cat who is a square and tries to fit into society. At the end of the story, it gave a list of reasons why “square cats” are amazing. During the story, the children were very excited and hyper. They kept amazing comment even ever they were excited or they thought that something was funny. The room was very happy with bright colors and pictures

billion box office record. As I revisited this film, once again I was truly touched by the star-crossed lovers and the humanity in front of a disaster. Indeed, the world was moved by Titanic. It is considered to be the movie that ‘make men cry’. As Andrew L. Urban of Urban Cinefile said, You will walk out of Titanic not talking about its blown-out budget or its lengthy running time, but of its enormous emotive power, as big as the engines of the ship itself, as determined as its giant

Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is a production made to show children the importance of forgiveness and to tell the story of Joseph from The Book of Genesis. Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery when they finally became tired of his presumptuous dream interpreting. This play does well at exposing the obstacles he encounters and how forgiving he is at the end. It also captures how jealousy can get the best of people. It was nothing at all what I expected; I did not anticipate that

In Gaston Leroux’s story, The Phantom of the Opera, Christine's attraction to both the Phantom and Raoul leads to turmoil and difficult decisions as shown through repetition when referring to both. Firstly, on the roof of the Opera house, Christine tries to prove to Raoul that the Phantom of the Opera really exists. After expressing how terrifying her experience with him was, she, in a trance-like state, says “but his voice filled my spirit with a strange, sweet sound” (Leroux 38). The author's