A Singular Sensation

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A Singular Sensation Broadway Musicals
A musical journey down the Great
White Way
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Early American Theater
The Gershwin Brothers
Rodgers and Hammerstien
Lerner and Loewe
Rock Musicals
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Modern Musicals and Revivals
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What is a Musical? musical (noun) -- a stage, tel
evision or film production utilizing
popular-style songs and dialogue to either tell a
story (book musicals) or to showcase the talents
of varied performers (revues).
A musical is a story that is told on a stage
through acting, singing, and dancing.
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Acting The actors, or characters, in the musical
tell the story using dialogue.

Dialogue is the conversation between the
characters in the musical.
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Music tells the story..
The chorus helps to tell the story by singing
together. The characters may sing solos, duets,
trios or in small groups.
Company, starring Dean Martin, 1970
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Dancing
Adds excitement and enhances the story.
Oklahoma, by Rodgers and Hammerstien, 1943
A Chorus Line, by Marvin Hamlisch, 1975
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Early American Theater
The Play Stage The Follies Vaudeville Jaz
z/Blues
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George Gershwin
Born 1898
Brooklyn, New York
The Gershwin Brothers
Ira Gershwin
Born 1896
New York City
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Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
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Selections from Rodgers Hammerstein
I Cant Say No from Oklahoma!
Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair from
South Pacific
My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music
Your Servant from The King and I
Oklahoma! From Oklahoma!
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Broadway Photo Gallery
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Lerner and Loewe
Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986)
Frederick Loewe, (1904-1988)
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Selections by Lerner and Loewe
Tonight, Tonight from West Side Story
Just You Wait from My Fair Lady
Camelot from Camelot
America from West Side Story
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Hair, by Galt MacDermot, 1967
Tommy, by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff, 1969
Age of Aquarius from Hair
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Andrew
Lloyd
Webber
Born 1948
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Modern
Musicals
Rent was a smash success and was honored at the
Tony Awards.
Disney has its own corner on the Great White
Way, featuring such hits as The Loin King and
Beauty and the Beast.
Bring In Da Funk, Bring In Da Noise
celebrates the African American heritage and
pride.
This 1997 musical tells the story of the 1912
sinking of the unsinkable ship.
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Name the three parts of a musical...
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Who wrote The Sound of Music?

• Rodgers and Hammerstein
• Lerner and Loewe
• Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Name one musical by George and Ira Gershwin.

• South Pacific
• Phantom of the Opera
• Porgy and Bess

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Name one Disney production which is currently on
Broadway.

• The Lion King
• The Emporers New Groove
• Lilo and Stitch

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Who wrote.

• Lerner and Loewe
• Marvin Hamlisch
• Andrew Lloyd Webber

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What yearly award honors Broadway musicals?

• The Oscars
• The Grammys
• The Tonys

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What Broadway musical is often referred to as a
hippie musical?
A. West Side Story B. Hair C. A Chorus Line
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Seasons of Love from Rent Five hundred twenty-fiv
e thousand six hundred minutes Five hundred
twenty-five thousand moments so dear Five
hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes
How do you measure, measure a year? In
daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of
coffee In inches, in miles, in laughter, in
strife Five hundred twenty-five thousand six
hundred minutes How do you measure a year in the
life? How about loveHow about love.How about lo
ve Measure in love Seasons of love