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Musicals
What are they?
Who are some famous
performers in musicals?
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• Musicals - a stage, television or film
production utilizing popular songs.
• A musical can tell a story and/or showcase
the talents of the writers and/or
performers.
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• There are THREE kinds of musicals.
• Stage
• Film
• Television
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• What makes a musical different from a
play?
• A musical uses songs to tell a story. There
can be dialogue by the actors; however,
songs are included in a musical.
• Musical score - a collection of the songs
used in the musical.
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• The history of Musicals
• Greece – The Greeks included musicals and
dance in their comedies and tragedies as early
as the 5th century B.C.
• Rome – The Romans included song and dance
routines with orchestral accompaniment to make
the dance steps more audible (easier to hear).
The actors attached metal chips called samilla to
their footwear.
• Middle Ages – In Europe, performers traveled to
sing popular songs and perform slapstick
comedy.
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• Broadway – 40 large professional theatres
located in Manhattan (New York City).
• Broadway musicals began in the 1750s
and continue today.
• 1943 – 1968 – The Golden Age of
Broadway musicals
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Fred Astaire – an innovative dancer, choreographer, singer
and actor.
His career spanned 76 years, and he made 31 musical films.
Video Example – Puttin’ On the Ritz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFabjc6mFk4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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Julie Andrews – actress and singer known for starring in
“Mary Poppins” (1964) and “The Sound of Music” (1965).
Her voice spanned four octaves buring her prime.
Video Example – “Mary Poppins”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bZ0SSyUcw&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
Video Example – “The Sound of Music”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dpGmAc3kMk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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Andrew Llyod Webber – Famous composer of musicals
such as “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “Evita” and
“Joseph and the Technicolor Dream Coat.” He wrote his
first musical at the age of six and published his first piece
at the age of nine.
Video Example – “Cats”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-L6rEm0rnY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
Video Example – “Phantom of the Opera”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej1zMxbhOO0&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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Rogers and Hammerstein – well known american
songwriter duo. They composed musicals together in the
1940s and 1950s during the Golden Age of musicals.
Their musicals include “Oklahoma,” “State Fair,” “The
King and I” and “The Sound of Music.”
Video Example – “Oklahoma”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpNeHMlJiD4&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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Gene Kelley – an american actor, singer, dancer, film
producer and choreographer. He is known for being one
of the greatest lead actors/dancers in musicals during
the 1940s and 1950s. He starred in the musical “Singing
in Rain” which is one of the ten most popular musicals of
all time.
Video Example - “Singing in the Rain”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1ZYhVpdXbQ&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
Video Example – “Always Fair Weather”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1InfoCfipM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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Judy Garland – an american singer and actress. She
starred as Dorthy in “The Wizard of Oz” and starred in
“Meet Me in St. Louis.”
Video Example – “The Wizard of Oz”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhzbzwPNgXA&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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George Gershwin – an american composer and pianist. He
composed famous jazz songs such as “Rhapsody in
Blue” and songs for musicals such as “I Got Rhythm.”
Video Example – “I Got Rhythm”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIpNepgmCQA&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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Gilbert and Sullivan – Two famous composers who wrote
musicals during the late 1800s. They were known for
writing “H.M.S. Pinafore” and “The Pirates of Penzance.”
Video Example – “I am the Very Model”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ONckodX_5U&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
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Irving Berlin – an american songwriter and lyricist. He
composed the scores for 19 Broadway musicals. He
composed “White Christmas” and “God Bless America.”
Video Example – “White Christmas”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXcNfA4qebQ&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1