"Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'"
What is Oklahoma?
Another name for the hero of a story.
What is "protagonist?"
He wrote the lyrics for Show Boat, Oklahoma, Carousel, et al. and was often crediting with "integrating" the musical.
Who was Oscar Hammerstein II?
Georges Seurat prioritizes his work over his personal life. Then, a century later, his grandson has trouble connecting with his work.
What is Sunday in the Park With George?
"Ol' Man River"
What is Show Boat?
What the character wants from scene to scene.
What is the objective?
He was mentored by Hammerstein and is known for his witty lyrics that are ALSO character-based.
Who was Stephen Sondheim?
A Black girl-group similar to The Supremes achieves great professional success while dealing with heartache and struggles in their personal lives.
What is Dreamgirls?
"Light My Candle"
What is Rent?
What the character wants throughout the entirety of the story.
What is a super-objective?
He wrote clever, witty lyrics, but rarely wrote for characters.
Who was Cole Porter?
A group of Broadway dancers audition for a new production while the director/choreographer asks them highly inappropriate questions in order to get to know them.
What is A Chorus Line?
"If I Loved You"
What is Carousel?
The thing a character must overcome to achieve their objective.
What is an obstacle?
A titan of the American musical, he produced and directed dozens of Broadway hits including West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Company, Sweeney Todd, and others.
Who was Hal Prince?
A group of young people in NY prioritize their art over financial responsibilities in the 1990s.
What is Rent?
"Color and Light"
A song or music that is actually heard in the world of the story is this type.
What is diegetic?
Along with Alan Menken, he revolutionized the "I Want" song, writing the lyrics for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast before his untimely death in 1991.
Who was Howard Ashman?
A couple experiences their relationship from meeting to divorce with one party moving forward in time and the other moving backward.
What is The Last 5 Years?