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Magdalena Řehořová
for Company KJJ
Musicals
Halloween 2017
Musical theatre
Form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance
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The interpretation of a musical is the responsibility of its creative team
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Team includes a director, a musical director, usually a choreographer and sometimes an orchestrator.
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A musical's production is characterized by technical aspects set design, costumes, stage properties, lighting and sound.
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BASICS
Musicals are usually presented in two acts, with one short intermission, and the first act is frequently longer than the second.
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Musicals are usually built around four to six main theme tunes that are reprised later in the show
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The material presented in a musical may be original, or adapted from novels (Wicked), plays (Hello, Dolly!), classic legends (Camelot), historical events (Evita) or films (Billy Elliot).
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Black Crook
1866, Broadway
THE VERY
The very first musical
FIRST MUSICAL
Poster of musical theatre The Black Crook, representing the finale in which the amazons crush the forces of evil.
"book musical"
Book musical
Has been defined as a musical play where songs and dances are fully integrated into a well-made story.
The Most Famous Theaters
BROADWAY (NYC)
The Most Famous Musicals
THE
BEST
WEST END (LONDON)
The longest-running musical:
The Phantom of the Opera
(more than 12,000 performances)
The longest-running musical:
Les Misérables
(more than 12,900 performances)
The Tony Awards are given for Broadway productions and performancesat an annual ceremony in New York City since 1947.
from 20's to 40's
Show Boat (1927) – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Anything Goes (1934) – Cole Porter
Porgy and Bess (1935) – George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
Oklahoma (1943) – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Carousel (1945) – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Kiss me, Kate (1948) – Cole Porter
20's - 40's
50's -60's
My Fair Lady (1956) – Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
West Side Story (1957) – Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim
The Sound of Music (1959) – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Hello, Dolly! (1964) - Jerry Herman, Michael Stewart
Funny Girl (1964) - Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
Cabaret (1966) - John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
Hair (1967) - Galt MacDermot, James Rado and Gerome Ragni
50's - 60's
70's - 90's
70's to 90's
Jesus Christ Superstar (1970) – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
A Chorus Line (1975) – Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban
Evita (1978) – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
Grease (1978) – musical film
Cats (1981) - Andrew Lloyd Webber, T. S. Eliot
The Phantom of the Opera (1986) - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe
Miss Saigon (1989) - Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alan Boublil
The Lion King (1994) – Elton John, Tim Rice
Trends
2000 -
Based on Film:
Mary Poppins (2004)
Shrek The Musical (2008)
Based on the Band:
Mama Mia! (1999)
We Will Rock You (2002)
Revival of the film musicals:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Chicago (2002)
Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Sweeney Todd (2007)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Les Misérables (2012)
La La Land (2016)
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MUSICAL X OPERA
Differences
a greater focus on spoken dialogue
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usually include more dancing
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often use various genres of popular music or at least popular singing styles
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almost always performed in the language of its audience
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generally use microphones and amplification of the actors' singing voices