THEA 1030 1st Edition Lecture 27 Musical Theatre Words Phrases to Know Composer writes the music for the playwright Lyricist writes the words lyrics for the music Libretto The words and the lyrics Like a script but for the music Choreographer teaches dancers the dance routines Music Director teaches the music to the actors and conducts the orchestra Showboat 1927 First American play Production is known for eliminating the chorus line and integrates songs into the plot o Eliminates artificial chorus line o The chorus and songs actually had something to do with the story play 572 performances Oklahoma 1943 2 212 performances Seamlessly fitting together the music story lyrics and dance into a unified whole Opening Number Establishing Number What does the opening number establish in Oklahoma Curly s personality main character The setting Time of Day 1950 s The golden age of the book musical o Focuses on telling a clear logical story with logical progression Playwrights The King I 1951 My Fair Lady 1956 Westside Story 1957 First revival was in 2009 First bilingual production on Broadway Setting was NYC Retelling of Romeo Juliet Sound of Music 1959 During Hitler s invasion Fidler on the Roof 1964 Marks the end of the Golden Age The play was really about the Jewish Russians
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