THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 26 Outline of Last Lecture I Theater in the 1980 s Background II Storefront III Chicago Theater IV Sam Shepard V David Mamet VI August Wilson VII Wendy Wasserstein VIII The AIDS Crisis IX William Finn X British Invasion XI Phantom of the Opera Outline of Current Lecture I Tony Kushner II Angels in America III Return of Broadway IV The Tony Awards V Julie Taymor VI Jukebox Musicals VII Self Referential Musicals VIII Wicked Current Lecture I Tony Kushner a Playwright won Pulitzer in 1993 for Angels in America b Works often characterized by political and complex dialogue II Angels in America a First part called Millennium Approaches 1991 second part called Perestroika 1992 b Considered to be the most important work of last part of 10 th century c Very episodic tragic in nature d Contains real and fictional characters e Actors in show double across gender women play men parts and vice versa III Return of Broadway a Gentrification redevelopment begins to occur b Major Rudy of NY declares war on crime i Wants to clear out NY crime c Disney comes to Broadway i 1994 Beauty and the Beast opens on Broadway ii 1997 Lion King opens on Broadway d 1996 Rent started off at Off Broadway and moved to Broadway after some time i Director suddenly dies at dress rehearsal IV The Tony Awards a Yearly awards for Broadway shows b Named for Antoinette Perry c Began in 1947 d Recognize regional theater for its outstanding work V Julie Taymor a Stage and film director b Plays big part in Lion King success c Works characterized by bold and colorful choices d Famous Words Frida Across the Universe The Tempest Lion King VI Jukebox Musicals a Traditional book musicals b Music is pre existing not new c Contains music about a particular artist or group VII Self Referential Musicals a Musicals poking fun at themselves and the conventions that musicals have b Famous Works Urine Town The Producers VIII Wicked a Debuts in 2003 b Music by Steven Schwartz c Based on novel by Gregory Wire d Tells story of Wicked Witch of the West in her point of view
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