BFA Musical Theatre Rep Checklist!

Golden Age
- Per Semester: at least one uptempo and one ballad
Golden Age Uptempo ___________________________________________________
Golden Age Ballad _____________________________________________________
- Before graduation:
Golden Age Comedic __________________________________________________
- Composers to hit by graduation (try to get a ballad and uptempo from each):
Gershwin Brothers _____________________________________________________
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Rodgers and Hammerstein ______________________________________________
(find your character type) ______________________________________________
Irving Berlin _________________________________________________________
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Cole Porter __________________________________________________________
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Jerome Kern _________________________________________________________
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DeSylva/Brown/Henderson ______________________________________________
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Rodgers and Hart ______________________________________________________
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Harold Rome _________________________________________________________
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Harold Arlen _________________________________________________________
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1970’s and 80’s Musical Theatre (Get these before graduation)
Uptempo ____________________________________________________________
Ballad ______________________________________________________________
Sondheim ____________________________________________________________
Contemporary (Get these before graduation)
Contemp. Fun Uptempo _________________________________________________
Contemp. Driving, Dramatic _____________________________________________
Contemp. Simple Ballad ________________________________________________
Contemp. Comedic ____________________________________________________
New Musical Piece _____________________________________________________
Pop/Rock Musical Theatre _______________________________________________

Pop/Rock (Get these before graduation)

- Make sure there’s a mix of ballads and up-tempos
1950’s _______________________________________________________________
Early 1960’s __________________________________________________________
Late 1960’s __________________________________________________________
Early 1970’s _________________________________________________________
Late 1970’s __________________________________________________________
1980’s ______________________________________________________________
1990’s ______________________________________________________________
2000’s ______________________________________________________________
The Current __________________________________________________________
Country (Classic) ______________________________________________________
Country (Contemp.) ____________________________________________________

Others (Get these before graduation)

Comedic Parody Piece _________________________________________________
Patter Song __________________________________________________________
Jazz Song/Jazz Standard ________________________________________________
Classical Art Song _____________________________________________________
Contemporary Art Song _________________________________________________
Dream Role Songs _____________________________________________________
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