Musical film

The modern musical I watched in comparison to Singing in the Rain was Across the Universe. Seeing how the themes and technical aspects of Across the Universe are much different than those of Singing in the Rain, I was surprised to find out that there were various similarities in multiple musical numbers between the films. The musical number from Across the Universe that I chose was “I’ve Just Seen A Face,” because it’s style reminded me of the title song from Singing in the Rain. In “I’ve Just Seen

There has been a steady decline in musicals being produced, since the 1970’s. The movie Chicago has helped to bring the genre of musicals back into public favor. With the help of the movie, and articles that have been written about the return of the musical, I will convey how this has come to be. I have looked at the history of this genre to see how it has gone down in popularity, and how it has come back. Music has been around for as long as anyone can remember. People have been pairing music and

Many people have probably heard of a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein. They wrote the music and lyrics for many theatre classics, including The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, The King and I, Carousel and South Pacific. Since their collaboration in the 1940’s and 1950’s, their musicals have been viewed by many, and their songs have become classics. Although they were not the only innovators in musical theatre, Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote many popular musicals,used new techniques, and won many awards;

I went into this class last week thinking I would not enjoy this movie because it is a musical and because it was also filmed in 1952. However, I surprisingly really enjoyed this movie. I believe that the songs, dancing, and the storyline in Singing in the Rain came together really well and captured my attention throughout the whole movie. Singing in the Rain incorporates many songs and dances which substitutes many of the actor’s dialogue throughout the movie. I believe this allowed the characters

The 1952 classic film Singin’ in the Rain is mainly identified as the classic example of the Hollywood genre of a musical. This is revealed to the audience right from the beginning, during the opening credits, in which the three stars of the film are named and then shown singing the title song Singin’ the the Rain. The main characters, Don, Kathy, and Cosmo, break out into the many different scenes of song and dances, which make up the core genre conventions of a musical film. There are also the

The musical ‘Camelot’ was based off of the legend of King Arthur. Two ways the economics of producing Broadway musicals changed by the 1960s were that musicals had gotten larger so they cost more to produce and that it took a long time to break even. The rise in ticket prices outpaced inflation. Broadway tried to lure in customers by adopting some of the marketing techniques like television commercials and promotional packages. Hollywood got rid of its self-imposing ‘production code.’ This allowed

Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Musical Theatre Virtuoso For many, musical theatre is an experience that not only posses the power of entertainment, but the power of transformation. Masters of music such as Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Berstein, and George Gershwin used music as a theatrical element by which intense emotions and ever changing moods could be expressed. Their beautiful scores are regarded as the most impressive and moving in musical theatre history. Joining them at the top is Andrew Lloyd

The Wild Country is an action Western film set to be released in March 2018. I will be the director of the film, and will mainly take care of the visual aspect of the film. The first scene I will direct in the film is Scene IV. The spotting for the film will occur on November 24th, 2016. The first spotting session will consist of the type of content that will go along with the music in Scene IV. The meeting will be attended by the film composer Richard Marley along with our three music editors Cindy

Musicals have been around for many years, but one of the most notable is Grease. It is has become known throughout the entire world. With Grease being a phenomenal musical, FOX decided to perform a live version back in 2016, 38 years after the original musical. There was many difference in both versions due to one being a movie and the other a live performance. It is one of kind, which lead to many people arguing that the original is better. Factors that contribute to the debate are the cast, songs

Rochelle, New York. Alan received a taste of the music life from the start, his mother, Judy Menken, was a young actress/playwright and his father, Norman Menken, DDS, was a piano playing dentist (Biography Comments 1). His whole family loved Broadway musicals and they spent many nights together just listening to his father play piano, Alan once said, “I showed an interest in piano at a very young age, but I hated to practice, so when my parents left the room I 'd make up my own version of the piece. That