THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 20 Outline of Last Lecture I Quiz 7 Outline of Current Lecture II West Side Story 1957 III Fiddler on the Roof IV Cabaret V Hair VI A Chorus Line VII Bob Fosse Current Lecture I West Side Story 1957 action in movement intense choreography untraditional subject matter now insisted on performers who could dance sing and act met mixed criticism II Fiddler on the Roof set the new record for longest running show raised the curtain on a new era rock n roll pushed broadway out of the charts after this 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 Cabaret very sexual During civil rights era pushed the envelope of what people were seeing in the broadway musical IV Hair Vietnam War protested polarizing country ushered in an era of hippies long hair first broadway show with entire score of rock music connected the generation gap drug use frontal nudity obscene language actors intermingling with the audience four sold out years V A Chorus Line Michael Bennet brought choreography back to the front line a play about dancing that brought back broadway about dancers auditioning for a show saved the theatre gave the audience what they expected what he meant was something else ran for 15 years VI Bob Fosse Choreographer Very distinct style hats turned in feet lowered shoulders shoulder shrugs most enduring work for Broadway Chicago black humor harking back to Vaudeville and burlesque mixed reviews ahead of its time
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