THTR 3011: TEST 5
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
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arguably most important composer of late 20th century
sung through musicals
joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat, jesus christ superstar
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sung-through musical
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all song, no dialogue
Webber used this a lot
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joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat (1967,1982)
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Music: Webber
Lyrics: Tim White
was a megamix, larger than life
1967: asked to write a "Pop Oratorio" for a British Boys School Easter Concert
20 minute version was given a popular review by a London Times critic
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Jesus Christ, Superstar
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- Music: Andrew Lloyd Weber
- Lyrics: Tim Rice
- Started as concept album
- sung through rock opereta
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Evita
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music: webber
lyrics: tim white
like jsc began as concept album
song dont cry for me argentina very popular in england
cast on broadway had, patti lupone and madonna
tim and webber parted ways after this
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dont cry for me argentina
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song from evita that was popular in england
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Cameron Mackintosh
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Most successful producer of the modern era
did stuff with webber
spectacle more important than substance
invented idea of megamusical
globalization of the musical
Global vision-briliance of his global marketing campaign by controlling quality and consistency world wide
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stephen sondheim
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composer/lyricist
surrogate father: oscar hammerstein
self expressive lyricist
wants his audience to work hard
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A funny thing happened on the way to the forum (1966)
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Music/lyrics: stephen sondheim
directed: george abbot
produced: hal prince
based on plays of ancient roman playwright: plautus
6 tonys
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company (1970)
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music/lyrics: stephen sondheim
director/producer: hal prince
choreography: michael bennett
the archetype of the concept musical
structural device: roberts 35th bday party
each scene stand alone and could be done in any order
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mega mix
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larger than life
big beat
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sweeney todd (1979)
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music/lyrics: stephen sondheim
director: Hal prince
"the dean barber of fleet street"
sweeney as anti hero
2005 john doyle revival
revisionist revival only 557 performances
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merrily we roll along (1981)
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music/lyrics: stephen sondheim
director: hal prince
story of 3 friends (artists) confronting compromise in their careers
reverse chronological order (1977-1957)
sondheim and prince never worked together again WAS A FLOP
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sunday in the park with george (1984)
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music/lyrics: stephen sondheim
director and book: james lapine
ORIGINAL (NO SOURCE) FRENCH POINTILLEST PANTER GEORGES SEURAT
theme: an artists devotion to his work and the isolation that causes, most audiences didnt get it, had to work too hard
1985 pulitzer prize for drama
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into the woods (1987)
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music/lyrics: stephen sondheim
director/book: james lapine
chamber musical
extensive use of active songs
jack and the beanstock, cinderella, rupunzel, little red riding hood, disney esque act 1. act 2 everyone must pay for actions
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assassins (1990/2004)
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music/lyrics: sondheim
uses a musical revue structure to tell the stories
attempted to assassinate us presidents
non linear
opened off broadway 1990
broadway premiere 2004
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Concept Musical
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No real plot, more like revue
Based around central theme(s)
Theme/idea more important than plot: songs & dance connected by theme to convey idea instead of "linear" story
Stephen Sondheim
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"barcelona"
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song in company with neil patrick harris
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chamber musical
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Stephen Sondheim does these; it is a small set, only a few actors (14-15 tops), no singing and dancing chorus, and it can be done on a small budget
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sunday afternoon on the isle of la grande jatte
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georges seurat painting, source for sunday in the park with george (1984)
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georges seurat
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painter of "sunday afternoon on the isle of la grande jatte
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James Lapine
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· director and liberettist
· Into the Woods
· Collabs with Stephen Sondheim
· Sunday in the Park with George – wrotebook and directed Sondheims music
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John Doyle
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He turns actors into his orchestra by having them play musical instruments as well as roles. He feels that this method is a form of storytelling and if the story isn’t appropriate for the style, then you don’t do it. He had PattiLuPone as Mrs. Lovett in his 2005 production of Sweeney Todd…
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subtext
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Subtext or undertone is content of a book, play, musical work, film, video game, television series, or other story medium which is not announced explicitly by the characters or author, but is implicit or becomes something understood by the observer of the work as the production unfolds. S…
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Phantom of the Opera (1988)
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Music: Webber
Lyrics: Charles Hart & Robert Stilgoe
Director: Hal Prince
Producer: Cameron Mackintosh
almost entirely sung through, mega-musical. longest running musical as of 2013
Opened first on the West End (1986)
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Cats (1982)
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Music: Webber
Lyrics: T.S. Elliot
director, trevor nunn
Poetry Book: Old Possum's Book of practical cats
Producer: Cameron Mackintosh
"Memory" only song with lyrics not by Eliot
longest running broadway theatrical production
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Trevor Nunn*
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Director of Cats
wrote "memory"
only song not taken from ts eliots book
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t.s. eliot
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wrote lyrics/ book for cats
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Anthropomorphism
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the process by which we give human form to things that are not really human. Greek gods had the same range of emotions that Greek humans had.
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environmental theatre
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use of the entire theatre as the performance space
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Starlight Express (1987)
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Music: Webber
Set and Costumes: John Napier
Set is combo of Electric train & erector set
Director: Trevor Nunn
Each actor portrays train on roller skates
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Love Never Dies
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Sequel to Phantom of the Opera
Book and Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics: Glenn Slater
Takes place in Coney Island 1907
horrible opened and closed quickly
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Megamusical
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a show in which grandiose staging, stunning visual effects and massive danced or choral numbers are characteristic (Les Mis or Miss Saigon)
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anachronism
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(noun)
something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
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john napier
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set designer for broadway and london theatres
cats, jesus christ superstar
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THTR 3011: EXAM 4