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60’s From book musical to growth of rock musical/rock opera Musical growth of Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim Continued to look at social themes as well as race relations Musicals continued to have very long runs

Concept Musical Cabaret – 1966 Written by John Kander and Fred Ebb Focused on rise of Nazi party and disillusionment as well as breaking from reality “Concept musical” because book (real life) scenes were commented on by scenes in a metaphysical limbo (the Kit Kat Klub)

60’s continued Other shows from the 60’s – Fiddler on the Roof (Bock and Harnick) – 3,242 performances, Jerome Robbins direction – …Forum (first show Sondheim does music and lyrics) – Fiorello! (2 nd of 8 Pulitzer prize winning musical) – Man of La Mancha – Song (Impossible Dream) – Hello Dolly – Jerry Herman (another jazz standard)

Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical First major rock musical/rock opera Flower power and anti-war message Racially diverse cast Nudity, marijuana use, Vietnam war...

Rock Musicals/Operas Continued Tommy – The Who Grease Jesus Christ Superstar – Andrew Lloyd Webber Dreamgirls Little Shop of Horrors (1982) Rent (Pulitzer Prize) Spring Awakening Next to Normal (Pulitzer Prize)

Sondheim Writes own music and lyrics Tutored by Hammerstein First gigs as lyricist for WSS and Gypsy First musical was Forum Known for looking at different things in different ways...NYC was no longer a warm, kooky, inviting place, but a lonely city of strangers Very complex music, often difficult to sing and perform Frequently music was very rhythmic and wordy (patter songs)

Sondheim Pt 2 Follies (1971) – Looking back as older people on youth and mistakes made – Addressing unhappiness in marriage Company (1970) – NYC is a city of strangers – Concept musical of a bachelor and his sets of married friends. (series of vignettes) – Is Bobby ready for marriage?

Sondheim Part 3 Sweeney Todd – Victorian London telling the story of crazy barber – Very challenging music – Song (Epiphany) Sunday in the Park with George (Pulitzer) A Little Night Music – (Send in the Clowns) Into the Woods – What happens after “Happily Ever After?” Assassins – Characters are historical charactatures

Jerry Herman The “anti-Sondheim” Light and happy musicals – writing melodies and great tunes Mame – Angela Lansbury La Cage aux Folles – Addressing homosexuality and homosexual relationships – Men in drag and heels

A Chorus Line Michael Bennett – Hours of workshops with dancers telling their stories Music by Marvin Hamlish Story of Dancers...no set...all about “The Line” Song (What I did for Love)

European Invasion Andrew Lloyd Webber exstraviganza – Evita – Phantom of the Opera – Beautiful Game Claude Michael Schonberg – Les Miserables (Song to Know: Bring Him Home) – Miss Saigon

ALW + Phantom JCS Evita Phantom of the Opera – Now longest running show in Broadway History – Based on book by Gaston Leroux – Broadway shows as form of NYC tourism as well as art – Song – (Phantom of the Opera) – Sequel – “Love Never Dies”

Broadway Today Wicked (Stephen Schwartz) Song (Defying Gravity) Disney – Lion King (Julie Taymor) – Beauty and the Beast Jason Robert Brown (L5Y, Parade) Spiderman We Will Rock You/Rock of Ages Ave Q Book of Mormon Revivals

Pulitzer Prize Winners Of Thee I Sing South Pacific Fiorello How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying A Chorus Line Sunday in the Park with George Rent In the Heights Next to Normal

Songs to Know Alexander’s Ragtime Band Puttin on the Ritz Nobody Old Man River Summertime I Got Rhythm Anything Goes My Funny Valentine Over the Rainbow Oh What a Beautiful Morning Some Enchanted Evening Rose’s Turn Mambo Maria Send in the Clowns Epiphany What I Did for Love Bring Him Home Phantom of the Opera Defying Gravity