Composers
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
A contemporary composer who wrote Hamilton, In the Heights, and many other shows
Who was Irving Berlin?
An early musical theatre composer who wrote music for the follies, minstrel shows, reveues, and other performances.
Name a Dance musical
Chicago, Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, Cats
What is a jukebox musical?
A musical that uses already written songs from a genre, artist or album and reimagines it to fit a storyline
Do all musicals have big dance numbers?
No
Name two shows Stephen Sondheim composed
Into the woods, west side story, company, merrily we roll along, Sweeney Todd
Who were the Ziegfield Follies?
A cast of girls put together by Florenz Zeigfield, some of which were singers, dancers, comedians, and statuettes. Many of these girls wore revealing costumes and had elaborate sets.
Who were the two influential choreographers during the dance musical era?
Jerome Robins and Bob Fosse
What is a contemporary book musical?
A musical using contemporary music that uses the songs to move the storyline along and tells a complete story.
Why do we use dance in musical theatre?
In order for characters to express themselves and physicalize the movement. It’s a way to add more art into the performance.
Who composed Carousel
Rodger’s and Hammerstein
What kind of shows did Guilbert & Sullivan write music for?
Operettas
What is a Mega- Musical
A large scale musical made for commercial profit
Name a Disney Composer
Tim Rice, Elton John, Alan Menken
What was one of the dance warmups we did in class yesterday?
Jazz walks, isolations, ballet positions, combinations
Andrew Lloyd Webber primarily composed what type of shows?
Mega-Musicals
When did the Actors Equity Union form and why?
1913 because of unfair wages and hours, which led to actors and technical workers going on strike.
What did Miss Saigon have in it’s production that makes it an iconic mega-musical?
A life sized prop helicopter
When and where did Beauty and the Beast open on Broadway?
1994 at the Palace Theatre
Jazz and ballet
Who composed Wicked
Stephen Schwartz
Why was the musical Showboat so controversial at the time?
It was controversial because it included African American actors and brought awareness to and questioned the racial prejudice happening to African Americans.
What made Stephen Sondheim’s composing style unique?
His use of mixed meter and motives
On the slides, what was one example of a pop/rock musical?
Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Spring Awakening, Jersey Boys, Little Shop of Horrors
What musical was the song we learned our combination from yesterday?
Suessical the musical