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History of Music Theatre

Trace the origins of music theatre from its beginnings in the 1800s with vaudeville and burlesque to the innovative works of Rodgers & Hammerstein, and the modern-day spectacles of mega-musicals like Les Misérables and Wicked. Explore the key figures, productions, and styles that have shaped this vibrant form of entertainment.

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History of Music Theatre

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  1. History of Music Theatre

  2. WHERE and WHEN did it start?

  3. 1800’s • Vaudeville • Burlesque

  4. Gilbert & Sullivan • HMS Pinafore • The Mikado • Pirates of Penzance • Came from Europe, heavily influenced by opera. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ7SVMVrick

  5. Early 1900’s • Tin Pan Alley, Song Pluggers

  6. Ziegfeld Follies • Jerome Kern • Noel Coward • Irving Berlin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjExqlkld3k

  7. Show Boat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5WEQ8j1Me0 • Revolutionary, because... • Producer - Florenz Ziegfeld • Composer - Jerome Kern • Librettist - Hammerstein

  8. 1920’s and onward • Cole Porter • George & Ira Gershwin • Lerner & Loewe • Rogers & Hartt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgX6kdT0K_c

  9. The Components of Music Theatre • Rodgers & Hammerstein • Fully Integrated Musical • Oklahoma! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WUHlqmD7jM

  10. Carousel** • Annie Get Your Gun** • South Pacific** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuHAh-2xGxw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO23WBji_Z0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpj832F2VQk

  11. Guys and Dolls** • The King and I** • My Fair Lady** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVmU3iANbgk

  12. West Side Story** • The Music Man** • Gypsy** http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqMLhQKfbNY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_eD1btsIAE

  13. Contemporary • Cabaret** • Pippin** • Godspell* • Sweeney Todd**

  14. Into The Woods • Falsettos • Parade • Thoroughly Modern Millie • Wicked • The Light in the Piazza

  15. In The Heights • Billy Elliot • next to normal • The Addams Family • The Book of Mormon

  16. Stephen Sondheim

  17. Concept Musicals • Company • Chicago • A Chorus Line • Merrily We Roll Along • Sunday In The Park With George

  18. Mega-Musicals • Jesus Christ Superstar • CATS • Les Miserables • Phantom of the Opera • Chess

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