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Musical Theatre History 1205429567899089 2
Musical Theatre
Key Points
The Mikado
HMS Pinafore
Early American Influences
Popular
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Marilyn Miller
Fanny "ryce
Bill
A "it of "ac#trac#ing
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Tal#ing Pictures
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Porgy ; Bess
Famous 'ongsJ
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Performance TechniLues
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Be-ie* Puestions
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"5 'tephen 'onheim
C5 Anre* &loy %ebber
)5 ,ilbert & 'ulli-an
Be-ie* Puestions
The First Fully Integrate MusicalM
-B Show Boat
BB %klaho!a'
5B West Side Story
8B 3ent
BE3IE% PNE'TI+;
The First Boc# +pera Is 5
The Who4s
T%MMY
Be-ie* Puestion
All Musical Theatre can be classifie into
t*o categories "efore
an After 5
Show
Boat Show
Boat
BE3IE% PNE'TI+;
Anre* &loy %ebber *roteO
-B West Side Story
BB 5ats'
5B The Phanto! of The %6era
)5 A & C
E5 " & C
BE3IE% PNE'TI+;
'tephen 'onheim>s first ma@or musical *as
*riting the lyrics for
-B %klaho!a'
BB *nto The Woods
5B West Side Story
8B Passion'
BE3IE% PNE'TI+;
FlorenF :iegfiel is #no*n for small
minimalistic sho*sM
A5 TBNE
"5 FA&'E
BE3IE% PNE'TI+;
The song .'easons of &o-e/ is from
-B S6ring -wakening
BB The (ion :ing
5B 3ent'
8B The Phanto! of the %6era
BE3IE% PNE'TI+;
%hich of the follo*ing is ;+T a .=u#e "o?/
or .Pop/ MusicalM
-B Hairs6ray
BB +ersey Boys
5B Ma!a Mia
8B We Will 3ock You
BE3IE% PNE'TI+;
%hich of the follo*ing is ;+T base on a
mo-ieM
-B Hairs6ray
BB Thoroughly Modern Millie
5B Titanic
8B S6a!,-,(ot