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Types and History of ___________

Types of Musicals Book Musical - is dependent on plot and character, _________ _____________________________________, often contains as many scenes of spoken dialogue as it does musical numbers _______________________,__________________________ Concept Musical - is a musical _________________________ ______________________________ than the actual narrative. __________________, __________________________________ “Sung-Through” Musical - refers to a musical or opera _______ _________________________________________. _____________________, ________________________ _______________________ - These shows tended to use recycled showtunes and pop songs, and in some cases even recycled dance sequences -- the main focus was on the dancing. Movin’ Out, Fosse The Rock Musical - A rock musical is a ___________________ ____________________________________ _________________, _______________________, ________________

The ____________________ of a musical are ___________, ________, and ______________. The book of a musical refers __________________ _______________- writes the “book” _______________- writes the music _______________- writes the words that are sung _____________________- creates the dance moves

John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728) Ballad operas were satiric musical plays that used some of the conventions of opera. The lyrics of the songs are set to popular songs of the time.

French and Viennese Operettas Jacques Offenbach – French Orpheus in the Underworld Johann Strauss - German Die Fledermaus Gilbert and Sullivan- English H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado are among the best known.

Vaudeville Types of acts included (among others) musicians (both classical and popular), dancers, comedians, trained animals, magicians, female and male impersonators, acrobats, one-act plays or scenes from plays, athletes, lecturing celebrities, minstrels, and short movies.

The Black Crook – the first musical Opened in 1866 Produced by William Wheatley Stranded Ballet Dancers Plot Wolfenstein (bad) loves Amina (good) who loves Rodolphe (good) Hertzog the “black crook” Stalacta, the Fairy Queen “Extravaganzas”

The major musicals Showboat -- 1927 Hammerstein and Kern] Plot: Nolie comes of age carefully written serious themes: Racism, single women plot covers large span of time Characters develop! Book and Lyrics somewhat integrated

Oklahoma! 1943 Rogers and Hammerstein Book and lyrics more fully integrated A serious work choreographed by Agnes DeMille

By the 40s and 50s we were treated to some of the greatest musicals in what was called the modern era. These musicals included such classics as Oklahoma, Annie Get Your Gun, Kiss Me Kate, The King and I, My Fair Lady, and the list goes on for miles.

In the 1960s we saw such great musicals like Hello Dolly, Fiddler On The Roof, and Hair, which was the first musical in the United States to feature nude actors.

By the 1970s musical theater had become pretty extravagant with the advances in technology and design. The 70s brought us such great shows as A Little Night Music, A Chorus Line, No No Nanette, Sweeney Todd and Evita.

But the hits kept coming and many from Britain But the hits kept coming and many from Britain. In the 80s we saw such shows like Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, Les Miserables and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom Of The Opera.