Musical theater test #1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 producer | aka the money guys or "angels" -Hires the creative team: lyricist, playwright (librettist), director, choreographer and designer -has the final say |
| David Merrick | asshole, but powerfull -88 productions.. "hello dolly" "gippsy" |
| Harold Prince | 62 productions and equally good director |
| "the color purple" | oprahs name was bigger than the title |
| playwright/librettist | -writes the story line -writes the dialogue for the characters "the book" -works with composer, lyricist and director |
| composer | writes the music big names: arthur sullivan, Richard rogers, julie stine |
| lyricist | a person who writes the words for songs -used to be male dominated -Betty Comden (first woman) |
| Composer and lyricist | cole porter, Jerry Herman, stephen sondheim, stephen shwarts, learner and low, rogers and hart |
| director | stages the play -casts actors -reports directly to the producer |
| choreographer | frequently stages movement within song -works with director and composer Tommy Tune: out of texas jerry mitchell: hairy spray Susan strollman jerome Robins |
| set/scenic designer | designs enviornment -designs clothing worn by actors -lighting of production |
| sound designer | designs sound effects, microphone usage |
| musical director | coordinates all musical elements -works directly with director, composer, lyricist |
| the star | Ex: sutan foster, had to proce herself. take the lead roll in the play |
| supporting roles | not as important as the star, but has a decent role |
| ensemble | background actors |
| New York Theaters | off off broadway: not very big, 99 seats or less off broadway: slightly bigger 100-499 seats broadway: 500 or more |
| awards | off off= NY innovative theatre award |
| pulitzer prize | 1917: joseph pulitzer 1932, first broadway musical $10k prize |
| tony awards | 1947: NYC- based organization supports excellence |
| broadway league | theatre owners and operators, producers, presenters, GMs, and 250 cities |
| "The disapointment" | 1967: first musical ever, philalphia, was banned |
| Ministry shows | late 1600s-1910, 1st distinctly american theater form-- white men where black make-up thomas Rice- Jim crow |
| Show boats | began in 1830s-1940s Mississippi and Ohio River -civil war disrupted (1961-1965) |
| the operetta | european import -all the rage in 1880s - mellow music -william s. gilbert, arthur sullivan |
| H.M.S. Pinafore | first international hit musical (operetta) -laid grown work for 20th century musicals |
| W.S Gilbert | Liberalist -had a list of people he wanted to hurt -HMS -Milkado -Pirartes and Penzance |
| Vaudeville | A type of inexpensive variety show that first appeared in the 1870s, often consisting of comic sketches, song-and-dance routines, and magic acts |
| Burlesque | a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way (underdressed woman) |
| 1st musical | "black crook" -total accident -integrated with dancers |
| Lillian Russell | 1st famous woman |
| The American Opera | -written by american immigrants composers: rudolf friml, sugmund romberg, victor herbert |
| Copyright act of 1909 | lobbied before congress to have passed, so people couldnt steal and re produce other peoples work |
| ASCAP | American society of composers, aithors and publishers--so people get paid for their work |
| Ziegfeld | Producer: had chorus of beautiful women, musical revue with new composers for each show, lavishly spectacle shows, used false advertising for promoting shows |
| George M. cohan | An American songwriter and entertainer of the early twentieth century, known for such rousing songs as "Over There," "Yankee Doodle Dandy," and "You're a Grand Old Flag." |
| Bert Williams | was an african american star, made fun of african americans in his rolls |
| irving Berlin | A twentieth-century American writer of popular songs (words and music). His songs include "God Bless America," "White Christmas," and "There's no Business like Show Business." |
| Fanny Bryce | 2 for 1, she was very versatile, could be hilarious, or serious. ugly woman |
| the great world war | didnt stop broadway but changed what was going on |
| phonegraph | revolutionized music |
| theatrical syndicate | "closed shop": if you dont work for me you work for nobody, (1896-1915) 6 managers and booking agents who monopolized the major U.S. cities. Elevated commercial theatre over artistic theatre, Ethel Barrymore fought against syndicate. |
| shibert | bought theatres -operated like syndicate - collected actors |
| unions | Did not come around until after the great war |
| American federation of music | ... |
| american federation of labor | The first federation of labor unions in the United States. Founded by Samuel Gompers in 1886 |
| actors equity association 1913 | -recognized -most racist time in america red summer of 1919 |
| red summer of 1919 | a term used to describe violent postwar strikes and racial strife in the us at the end of world war 1 |
| David belasco | Bishop of broadway, bc he wore black a lot -very realistic |
| prohibition | people drinking a lot, rebellion, speak easies |
| Jazz age (1920s) | took over the 1920s flappers: shorts skirts, smoking. men wearing raccoon hats, mob gets really big |
| Marilyn Miller | big 20s star, was known for cussing like a sailor |
| Al jolson | biggest 20s star (black face). Knew he was a big deal and wasnt a afraid to tell people |
| "Shuffle along" | Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle -first show that allowed blacks in orchestra seats |
| George and Ira Gershwin | "lady be good" Dance is now becoming important (tells the story) "facinating rythm" was most famous |
| Walter Winchell | "Bard of Broadway" is where the term "the big apple" comes from |
| Showboat | -first musical play -both format and racially -jerone kern(composer) oscar hammerstein II(lyricist) -only given 21 days -1st performance = 4hrs, 10 minutes -tremendous gamble for ziefeld -previously taboo themes:drinking, divorce.. -depth of music -three dimensional characters -dramatic truth -1927, hit the stage |
| Oklahoma | popular after "showboat" A musical comedy by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It began a new era of sophistication in musical comedy and was the first of several very successful Rodgers and Hammerstein shows. |
| al Hirschfeld | Chronicled broadway -started with NY times (1928) -chronicled what was going on in the world -put his daughters name in all of his pictures |
| Jazz age | -broadways most productive period -284 new shows in 1 yr -today only 11 new shows -public now listening to lyrics -operetta still popular |
| stars of jazz age | Fred and adele astaire marilyn miller al jolson -composers now becoming known |
| depression | wall street crashes, people live in Hoovervilles: little crappy tents |
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