THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I Initial steps II Auditions III Rehearsals IV Opening a show V Things to consider Outline of Current Lecture I Broadway declines II John Kinder and Fred Ebb III Stephan Sondheim IV Andrew Webber V 1975 Chorus Line VI 1979 Sweeney Todd Current Lecture 1970 s New Sounds I II Broadway Declines because theatre as a form is less relevant The white flight is when the whites move to suburbs and the inner city is left with the poor low class of people Because of this move there is increased amount of crime prostitution drugs and adult entertainment The whites feel that it is unsafe to travel into town Also it is cheaper to stay at home John kinder and Fred Ebb wrote musicals with a nostalgic focus or feel Bob Fossy was the choreographer He had the most iconic dance style Hal Prince was the director and producer for this partner s works Famous works are Cabere and Chicago These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute III IV V VI Stephan Sondheim wrote complex musicals with dense lyrics and unexpected subject matter Famous works are company Sweeney Todd assassins and into the woods Company is formed around an idea rather than a plot Andrew Webber was the most famous composer with extravagant mega musicals Famous works are Jesus Christ super star rock opera Evita cats and phantom of the opera He has the two longest musicals on Broadway 1975 Chorus Line was on the public theatre and the fifth longest musical on Broadway It was about a group of dancers auditioning for a show on Broadway During this musical there was not an intermissions and started the concept of entertainment through an elimination show The first song is I hope I get it and the last song is one 1979 Sweeney Todd was about a barber who is bent on revenge and the women he lives with This became a musical thriller High wheeler wrote the book
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