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Musical Theatre

Explore the journey of Broadway musicals from light operettas to tackling serious themes post-WWII and their impact on popular culture and international trends.

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Musical Theatre

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  1. Chapter 15 Musical Theatre

  2. Birth of the Broadway Musical • Opera buffa became popular with audience members. These “light operas” or operettas were stage plays with songs and dance interspersed with spoken lines. • Toward the end of the 1800s, the operetta crossed the Atlantic and was transformed. • Broadway musical – a dramatic stage form that combines the arts of acting and singing.

  3. Forerunners of the musical include operettas, minstrel shows and vaudeville. • Vaudeville – an early staged variety show that included songs, dances, and comedy skits • The first time “Broadway” became synonomus with musicals was in 1904 with “Give My Regards to Broadway” from the musical “Little Johnny Jones”. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD9rQrbU-HM

  4. Classic Broadway Musical • In 1920s, storylines of musicals became more important with richer plotlines. • Dialogue – the spoken lines of a play or musical show • Prior to WWII, musicals reflected optimism. • After WWII, many musical standards were released including: • “The Sound of Music”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRPEpJHI9zg • “West Side Story.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_aFprGzyc • Repertoire – an inventory of compositions mastered and performed by a musician

  5. During the latter part of the 20th century, musicals began addressing darker, more serious themes in their storylines. • “Chicago” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b24qpxrg63k • “Cabaret” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE3xrfjAJfs

  6. From Broadway to Hollywood • West Side Story (1961) – 10 Oscars (Best Picture) • My Fair Lady (1964) – 8 Oscars (Best Picture) • The Sound of Music (1965) – 5 Oscars (Best Picture) • Cabaret (1972) – 8 Oscars • Chicago (2002) – 6 Oscars (Best Picture) • Les Miserables (2012) – 3 Oscars

  7. International Trend • In the early 1970s, British and French writing teams were making major contributions to musicals. • Andrew Lloyd Webber – “Cats,” “Evita,” and “Phantom of the Opera” • Elton John and Tim Rice – “The Lion King” and “Aida” • Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil – “Les Miserables” and “Miss Saigon”

  8. Javert – parole officer • Jean Valjean – (24601) main male character • Fantine – female, works in a factory (“I Dreamed a Dream”), mother of Cosette • Cosette – Fantine’s daughter, being raised by an innkeeper and his wife • Eponine – daughter of the innkeeper and his wife, same age as Cosette • Marius – young revolutionary, falls in love with Cosette, love interest of Eponine

  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uW0opXIiPA

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