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Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along. By Stephen Sondheim and George Furth Director Elizabeth Daily Dramaturg KellyJo Boland Presented by Plymouth State University Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance. Bel Air, California - 1976. Mayor: Thomas Bradley from 1973-1993 Originally from Calvert, Texas

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Merrily We Roll Along

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  1. Merrily We Roll Along By Stephen Sondheim and George Furth Director Elizabeth Daily Dramaturg KellyJo Boland Presented by Plymouth State University Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance

  2. Bel Air, California - 1976 • Mayor: Thomas Bradley from 1973-1993 • Originally from Calvert, Texas • Grandson of slaves • Overwhelmingly white population • The Great Wall of Los Angeles: The world’s longest mural

  3. Richard Nixon 1973 • 37th President of U.S. • Vetoed the Clean Water Act because it cost $18 million • Watergate scandal • More government corruption

  4. Telephone Answering Machine Created by PhoneMate in 1971

  5. Central Park West

  6. Vaudeville Pose/Troup

  7. Greenwich Village Colony Club Jackie Kennedy outside the Colony Club

  8. Flash Camera 1967

  9. Peace March 1967 • Protests happened all year long in various cities in opposition to the war in Vietnam

  10. New York 1963 • Called the “Greatest New York Ever” by New York Magazine • Cold War had semi-officially ended • Post-War optimism lead to an upsurgence of art and culture • Bookstores and porn were everywhere • Tabloid articles about celebrities • John F. Kennedy was president until November 22

  11. New York City 1962 • Smog was prevalent • Construction begins on Shea Stadium • Philharmonic Hall and Lincoln Center opened

  12. Sutton Place 1962

  13. Tammany Politics Chianti Bottles Xerox The Twist The first laser: May 16, 1960 Oral birth control legalized • Corrupt government organization

  14. Ike and the Brass - Better him than Dicky • Elected president of U.S. in 1952 • Ike and wife Mamie lost their 3-year-old son Doud Eisenhower in 1921 to scarlet fever; his nickname was “Icky” • Spent time in the military during World War II • Often considered a weaker president • Is “Dicky” referring to Richard Nixon?

  15. Bobby, and Jackie, and Jack • After the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy Onassis had a secret romance with Robert Kennedy • November 22, 1963: JFK assassination • June 6, 1968: Bobby Kennedy assassination

  16. Bernstein Bechstein Piano • Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts • Graduated from Harvard in 1939 • His unofficial debut was with “The Birds” • In 1940 he studied at The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer institute Tanglewood • September 14, 1943: First time conducting broadcast on the radio while substituting for Bruno Walter at Carnegie Hall • 1958: Became the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic

  17. Galina “Vishnevskaya” • Russian soprano • Lived in Washington for several years after standing up for Art in defiance of the Soviets • Referred to as “the musical empress of all the Russians” • 1952: won a national competition to train with the leading opera house in Russia

  18. Oleg Cassini Fashion designer

  19. Maria Callas • Born in New York on December 22, 1923 • Hailed as La Divina • June 1959: Starred in Medea at Covent Garden • She was pushed into singing as a child • Studied voice in Greece • Debuted at La Scala Milan having had six days to prepare • Had an affair for eleven years with Aristotle Onassis • Died September 16, 1977 at the age of 53

  20. Playboy Redbook Popular Science True Romances

  21. Synanon 1958 • A substance abuse support group lead by Charles E. Dederich • Originally named The Tender Loving Care Club • Started in Santa Monica, California • Credited to have coined the phrase “Today is the first day of the rest of your life” • Believed that tough love was required in order to maintain sobriety • Wanted to create a utopian society that would transform the world • The Game was a brutal form of therapy where an addict was to quit cold turkey and lay on a couch for a couple days to go through withdrawal • Group therapy where people would shout at each other for hours

  22. Binoculars Army Uniform

  23. Good Thing Going - Frank Sinatra Released 6 November 1981

  24. “A Brief History of Birth Control in the U.S.” Our Bodies Ourselves. Alec on August 15, 2017. “1970s New York Was An Absolutely Terrifying Place: 41 Photos.” All That Is Interesting, 15 Aug. 2017 Alec on August 15, 2017. “1970s New York Was An Absolutely Terrifying Place: 41 Photos.” All That Is Interesting, 15 Aug. 2017 “Alvin Theatre.” Playbill, Playbill Inc. “Alvin Theatre Theater.” BroadwayWorld, Wisdom Digital Media “Biography.” Biography, A & E Television Networks, LLC Boyle, Louise. “How New York Beat the Blackout... 53 Years Ago: Fascinating LIFE Pictures Reveal How Manhattan Coped with Darkness during 1959 Power Cut.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 5 Nov. 2012. Carlson, Jen. “How New Yorkers In 1962 Saw New York In 2012.” Gothamist, Gothamist LLC, 14 June 2012. Carlson, Jen. “14 Photos Of 1957 NYC, From Audrey Hepburn To Yankee Stadium.” Gothamist, Gothamist LLC, 3 Dec. 2012. “Ceasefire.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Sept. 2017 Doyle, Dennis. “About Abraham D. Beame.” Back To RHHS, Richmond Hill Historical Society. The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. “Edward Albee.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 6 June 2017. Bibliography

  25. Bibliography (Cont’d) Francine Prose. “The Greatest Year: 1963. January 9, 2011. “George Furth.” IMDb. “George S. Kaufman.” IMDb. “The Great Wall of Los Angeles.” Discover Los Angeles, Discover Los Angeles. “Harold Prince.” IMDb. “Historical Dictionary of the Broadway Musical.” Google Books. “Irving Berlin.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 28 Apr. 2017. Carlson, Jen. “Here's What NYC Looked Like In 1968, The Current Year In Mad Men.” Gothamist, Gothamist LLC, 8 April 2013. “John Lindsay.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 2 April 2014. Kaplan, Fred. “1959: Sex, Jazz, and Datsuns.” NYMag.com, New York Magazine, 31 May 2009. “Khruschev- We Will Bury You.” YouTube, YouTube, 18 Apr. 2013. “MoMA Learning.” MoMA | Andy Warhol. Campbell's Soup Cans. 1962. “Moss Hart.” IMDb.

  26. Bibliography (Cont’d 2) “Nikita Khrushchev Throws a Tantrum at the United Nations.” History.com, A&E Television Networks. “Lerner and Loewe.” Contemporary Musicians, Encyclopedia.com. “Oil Spill From Ship Threatens to Close Brooklyn Beaches.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 3 June 1973. “Pope Paul VI Is Almost a Saint. Here Are Four of His Biggest Legacies.” National Catholic Reporter, 18 Oct. 2014. The Robinson Library. New York City Newspaper Strike of 1958. 18 June 2017. “Richard Nixon.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 28 Apr. 2017. Ronk, Liz. “Lights Out New York: The 1959 Blackout.” Time, Time Inc., 3 Nov. 2012. “Shea Stadium, 1962 - Photos - New York: The 1960s.” NY Daily News, 14 Mar. 2012. Sinatra, Frank. “Good Thing Going.” YouTube, YouTube, 16 Dec. 2011. “Stephen Sondheim.” IMDb. Stuff Nobody Cares About. “The Dangers And Lures Of New York City 1957.” Stuff Nobody Cares About, 24 May 2016. “Supreme Court Legalizes Abortion.” History.com, A&E Television Networks “1957 New York Crusade.” The Billy Graham Library Blog, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 17 July 2015.

  27. Bibliography (Cont’d 3) Weimer, Christopher. “History Lesson.” "History Lesson" by Weimer, Christopher - The Sondheim Review, Vol. 15, Issue 3, Spring 2009 | Online Research Library: Questia. “Sputnik Launched.” History.com, A&E Television Networks. Stravinsky, Igor. “Igor Stravinsky Agon ~ Ballet for Twelve Dancers (1957).” YouTube, YouTube, 1 Aug. 2016. “John Geilgud - Biography.” IMDb, IMDb.com. Service, Mail Foreign. “Jackie O Had Secret Affair with JFK's Brother Teddy (after She'd Bedded Bobby): New Book Also Reveals Details of Trysts with Brando, Beatty, Sinatra, Newman and Peck.” Daily Mail Online, Associated Newspapers, 29 May 2014. Vivaldi, Antonio. “Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons Budapest Strings Bela Banfalvi, Conductor.” YouTube, YouTube, 5 Apr. 2017. “Charles Munch (Conductor).” Edited by Aryeh Oron and Professor Dr. Eric Derum, Bach Cantatas Website, Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians, 1997. Schippers, Thomas, and Richard Wagner. “Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg: Vorspiel.” YouTube, YouTube, 25 Sept. 2014. ICAClassics. “Margot Fonteyn / Rudolf Nureyev: Giselle (PAS DE DEUX FROM ACT II).” YouTube, YouTube, 7 Aug. 2012.

  28. Bibliography (Cont’d 4) “About Leonard Bernstein: Overview.” Leonard Bernstein at 100, The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc. “History - WH Auden.” BBC, BBC. Langer, Emily. “Galina Vishnevskaya, Celebrated Russian Soprano, Dies at 86.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 11 Dec. 2012. “‘The Voice of an Angel’ – Renata Tebaldi.” Great Voices of Opera ... Plus, 8 Dec. 2013 “Biography.” Jascha Heifetz, Estate of Jascha Heifetz. “Maria Callas: 15 Facts about the Great Soprano.” Classic FM, 3 Nov. 2010. “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Grave Sightings: Dwight D. Eisenhower | Mental Floss, 20 Mar. 2015. Shmoop Editorial Team. “Dwight D. Eisenhower in The 1950s.” Shmoop, Shmoop University, 11 Nov. 2008. Stratford, Sarah-Jane. “Referring to JFK's Presidency as 'Camelot' Doesn't Do Him Justice | Sarah-Jane Stratford.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 21 Nov. 2013.

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