The Broadway Theatre

Starting in the golden age of 1950, a Broadway musical's critical judgement depended on how well the show’s elements were formally integrated. Meaning the outlook of the plot in relation to the music, lyrics and characterization of gender roles. Gender is a fundamental element of Broadway musical theatre, constitutional to the musical’s architecture. It is essential as a building block for characters, music/lyrics, and stage settings. Broadway musical is a popular art, in which conveys social issues

On February 17, 2015, the world of Broadway and musical theatre was introduced to Hamilton: An American Musical written by the young composer, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Hamilton is a musical, based on the book Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow, which tells the story of the life and the tragedies of founding father Alexander Hamilton. This musical uses various styles of rap, hip-hop and R&B music that remain foreign genres when it comes to the average show tune that is heard (Piepenburg 1). Bringing

Fosse earned the ultimate award any choreographer/director wished to obtain, which was the entire production was directed and choreographed by him (“Maslon, Laurence, and Michael Kantor”). Fosse along with his wife Gwen Verdon, took on the musical theatre world, where they worked on many successful musicals such as Sweet Charity (“Maslon, Laurence, and Michael Kantor”). Fosse wasn’t done with expanding his repertoire, in 1966, Fosse wanted to become a film director, he shot Sweet Charity and he created

Albee grew up with his adoptive parents and left home at the age of 18, due to conflicts with his adoptive parents and a suffocating environment. Although, his adopted family was very wealthy and owned multiple theatres, he felt very distanced. However, because he was his family owned theatres, he was exposed to that realm and idea, which he later found a passion with. Albee’s love as a playwright was not supported by his family, as they wanted a son to have a more respectable job, like a doctor or

American Musicals From the ‘American Dream’ to the ‘Rock-Opera’. 1950 to 1978 were the hopeless years for the musical. American musical theatre had been showing signs of exhaustion. This most seemingly illogical of genres carries its own ‘ideological project’. Before this, musicals not only demonstrated singing and dancing; they were about singing and dancing, explaining the importance of that experience. Not only did musicals give the most intense pleasure to their audience but also supplied

(1932) and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (1940). Together, Rodgers and Hart wrote the music and lyrics for 26 Broadway musicals. Which includes: On your toes (1936), Babes in Arms (1937) and their last collaboration, A Connecticut Yankee (1943).In 1943 their collaboration ended due to artistic differences and Hart’s declining health. Thus the revolution within Musical theatre started. Change Slide: Hammerstein wrote his own play, called The Light (1919) and was produced by his uncle. In 1920

developed for the Euguene O'Neil Theatre Center's 1983 National Playwright's Conference, Fences first premiered at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1985 and in 1987 won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. The first Broadway production stared James Earl Jones, Courtney B. Vance, Mary Alice, Frankie Faison, and Ray Arahna; it was directed by Lloyd Richards at the 46th Street Theatre and ran from May 1987 till June 1988. The original Broadway run won Tony Awards for Best Play

The beauty of NYC is located in the heart of Midtown; The Theatre District. The Theatre District is the “heaven incarnate” of New York City. It is my cloud nine. The endless supply of Broadway shows available is astonishing. Nevertheless, it’s not the Broadway show that is extraordinary, although it is, but what the show represents. These shows represent hope. I feel it, without physically being there. Most people go for the costumes or the scenery while I believe the lessons learned are the most

Rock ' on Broadway . Becky Gulsvig and Her Big Move to Broadway this Fall 2016 Set to start October 10th, Gulsvig succeeds Mamie Paris to play the role of a disapproving girlfriend named Patty. Surviving her previous role of Cynthia Well in the first National Tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, she is still well-known for her first Broadway debut in Hairspray as Lou Ann (Amber Von Tussle). If you can't recall those particular acts, Becky Gulsvig was in the original Broadway cast of Legally

Grease is a Broadway musical that gained so much popularity that throughout the early 90’s and 2000’s the musical had several revival shows. It is a narrative that has your typical boy meets girl, where they face trouble with their relationship, but in the end the boy surely ends up with her. Within the narrative, there are several songs and dances that enhance the storyline, which, till date, are created in such a way to sweep the audiences off their feet. The purpose of my paper is to provide an