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THAR 281 1st Edition Lecture 26Outline of Last Lecture I. Theater in the 1980’s BackgroundII. StorefrontIII. Chicago Theater IV. Sam ShepardV. David MametVI. August WilsonVII. Wendy WassersteinVIII. The AIDS CrisisIX. William FinnX. British InvasionXI. Phantom of the OperaOutline of Current Lecture I. Tony KushnerII. Angels in AmericaIII. Return of BroadwayIV. The Tony AwardsV. Julie TaymorVI. Jukebox Musicals VII. Self-Referential Musicals VIII. Wicked Current LectureI. Tony Kushner a. Playwright; won Pulitzer in 1993 for “Angels in America”b. Works often characterized by political and complex dialogue II. Angels in Americaa. First part called Millennium Approaches (1991); second part called Perestroika (1992)b. Considered to be the most important work of last part of 10th century c. Very episodic; tragic in nature d. Contains real and fictional characterse. Actors in show double across gender (women play men parts and vice-versa) III. Return of Broadwaya. Gentrification (redevelopment) begins to occur b. Major Rudy of NY declares war on crimei. Wants to clear out NY crime c. Disney comes to Broadwayi. 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 rehearsalIV. The Tony Awardsa. Yearly awards for Broadway showsb. Named for Antoinette Perry c. Began in 1947d. Recognize regional theater for its outstanding work V. Julie Taymor a. Stage and film directorb. Plays big part in Lion King successc. Works characterized by bold and colorful choices d. Famous Words: “Frida”; “Across the Universe”; “The Tempest”; “Lion King” VI. Jukebox Musicalsa. 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 2003b. Music by Steven Schwartz c. Based on novel by Gregory Wired. Tells story of Wicked Witch of the West in her point of


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