THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture21 Outline of Last Lecture I. West Side Story - 1957II. Fiddler on the RoofIII. CabaretIV. HairV. A Chorus LineVI. Bob FosseOutline of Current LectureVII. Cameron MackintoshVIII. DisneyIX. Composer Jonathan LarsonX. Wicked - 2003Current LectureI. Cameron Mackintosh•Costs more to produce a musical on Broadway than in London The-atre•Cats, derived from a bunch of short stories by T.S. Elliott•Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber•totally unconventional, almost no storyline•families could now go to the theatre togetherThese 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.•Les Miserables•Miss Saigon•The Phantom of the Opera•His approach to promotion was both radical and simple•the ads for his shows carried no quotes, only the sleek, unforget-table logos•believes that ever 20-30 years, you have to break the rules and rein-vent musical theatreII. Disney•success began with Beauty and the Beast•Michael Eisner•New Amsterdam theatre restored•saved 42nd street theatre•Lion King!•not about race, and all about race at the same timeIII. Composer Jonathan Larson•tried for the longest time to get a play put on Broadway•wanted to reinvent theatre with the influence of rock-n-roll•had huge influence of friends’ deaths from AIDS•RENT•night before first showing, Larson dies of heart problem•he became part of the show•taught a lot about moving forward and about dealing with lossIV. Wicked - 2003•$14 million to produce•2nd Broadway musical backed by Orlando Studios•huge labor-intensive production•tried out 1st in San Francisco•tested out first on other stages to decide if things needed to be changed•After first showing on Broadway, reviews were mixed•Broke box office records though, so it didn’t
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