THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 24 Outline of Last Lecture I Broadway in the 1960 s Continued a Avante Garde b Joseph Papp c The Fantasticks d Regional Theaters e Hair II Theater in the 1970 s Growing Disillusionment a Broadway s Decline b African American Theaters c Latino Theaters Outline of Current Lecture I Asian American Theaters II Stephen Sondheim III Company IV Andrew Lloyd Webber V A Chorus Line VI Sweeney Todd Current Lecture I Asian American Theaters a Originally 4 in Seattle San Francisco New York and Los Angeles b Now there are more than 30 c About recognition and visibility II Stephen Sondheim a Composer and lyricist still alive today b Won Pulitzer in 1984 c Known for complex music intricate intelligent lyrics unexpected subject mater d Credit with putting together the concept musical e Famous Works Company Sweeney Todd Into the Woods III Company a Debut in Broadway in 1970 b Book by George Furth Music and lyrics by Sondheim c Recognized as the first concept musical i Concept Musical may have no plot or is not linear IV V VI d About a man s life and his relationship with people married couples e Original production directed by Hal Prince revival in 2006 Andrew Lloyd Webber a Composer and lyricist still alive today b Plays are usually spectacle like c Writes the first rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar d Famous Works Evita Jesus Christ Superstar Cats Phantom of the Opera A Chorus Line 1975 a Music by Marvin Hamlisch b Lyrics by Edward Kleban c Won Pulitzer in 1976 d A concept musical about group of dancers auditioning for spot in musical for Broadway e 5th longest running show in Broadway f Original production directed choreographed by Bennett Sweeney Todd 1979 a Music lyrics by Sondheim Book by Hue Wheeler b Story of man deported and escaped from prison comes back to London to find wife and daughter dead wants revenge on man who wrongly convicted him meets a woman and lives with her she wants romantic relationship but he doesn t he goes crazy and kills people she uses dead bodies to bake pies and sell them to people c Original production directed by Hal Prince d Film version takes out the chorus which is main part of this play
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