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Eras of Musical Theatre

The Golden Age

The Golden

Age

  • 1940s-60s
  • Classics each season
  • West Side Story, Oklahoma, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Leonard Bernstein

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Changing Broadway

Changing Broadway

  • 1960s-80s
  • Rock n' Roll appears for first time
  • Bye Bye Birdie
  • Social topics
  • Hair
  • Revivals of Golden Age classics
  • Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephen Schwartz, James Lapine

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Second Century

  • 1980s-early 2000s
  • Global phenomenon
  • Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Wicked
  • Disney

Second Century

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Contemporary

Contemporary

  • Present
  • Large fan following
  • Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Waitress
  • Many shows based on movies, TV shows, or people
  • Shrek, Spongebob, The Cher Show
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Pasek and Paul, various singer-songwriters

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Works Cited

Cites

Hoffman, Wayne

Billboard. 04/21/2001, Vol. 113 Issue 16, p1. 3p. 4 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs.

York, Steven Booklist. 6/15/2011, Vol. 107 Issue 19/20, p118. 1p.

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/timelines/1980-2004/

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