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| The first musical theater performance in the colonies in 1735 |
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| Earliest and most distinguished repertory company, Audience wanted to see singing and dancing, triple threats became stars |
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| 69 songs popular of the day, satire on corruption of England, song didn't overwhelm book, came to America in 1750 |
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| Year in which Beggar's Opera was written |
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| Parents of Musical Theater, wrote comic operas |
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| 1st smash hit, Captain's daughter and sailor fall in love on ship |
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| Pirate falls in love with Mabel who is the general's ward |
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| Hijinks in courtroom, bride sues for breach of promise |
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| Unification of all works of art via theater |
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| Music introducing character |
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| Known as the Waltz King, Wrote Die Fledermaus |
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| Wrote operettas, organized society of composers, sued for royalties |
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| Wrote 55 scores, Understood importance of book and story |
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-Wholesome story with melodic music
-Romantic settings
-Sentimental situations
-Clean comedy |
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| Operetta written by Victor Herbert in 1903 |
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| Operetta written by Victor Herbert in 1910 |
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| The Student Prince of Heidelberg |
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| Romberg's longest running show of 1924, Drinking song |
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| Written by Friml in 1924, Indian love call |
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| A show form consisting of unrelated acts following one another in succession |
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| Opened a theater in 1865, variety acts that were family friendly |
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| Vaudeville toured on these |
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| 1st popular song to sell millions of copies that came out of Vaudeville |
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| the toast of Broadway, writer of music that bridged spectacle, burlesque, minstrelsy, vaudeville to America Musical |
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| Father Jerry, Mother Nellie, Sister Josie, George |
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| The Four Cohans- top Vaudeville act |
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| Patriotic show written by Cohan about cocky jocky |
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| Musical about George M. Cohan's life |
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| Undesirable spots were at the bottom, so low only dogs could read |
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| Low Comedy and the female anatomy |
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| Burlesque companies toured on wheels (Eastern and Western), operated like wheel- a show would play for certain # of performances, then be replaced by next show |
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| One of biggest stars of Burlesque |
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| Brought about supremacy of the strippers- performing at _____ was height of success |
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| Lydia Thompson and Her Beautiful Blondes |
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| Huge hit from England, had no success on Broadway because of lack of morality |
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| Composer and lyricist of Anything Goes and Kiss me Kate |
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| Wrote book to "Cradle Will Rock" |
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| Designed to relieve unemployment, but recommended for its Living Newspaper |
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| Director of "Cradle Will Rock" |
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| Revived "Cradle Will Rock' in 1983 with Patti Lupone |
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| Protagonist in Cradle Will Rock |
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| Villain who owns everything in Cradle Will Rock |
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| Wistful streetwalker character in Cradle Will Rock |
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| George & Ira Gershwin, smash hit sung by Al Jolson in "Sinbad" |
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| Music for piano/jazz band by George Gershwin |
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| First musical to win Pulitzer Prize |
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| Gershwin musical, Porgy falls in love with Bess |
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| Wrote libretto to Porgy and Bess |
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| "My people are American, my time is today. Music must repeat the thought and aspiration of the times." |
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| A tough stevedore in Porgy & Bess |
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| A dope peddler in Porgy & Bess |
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| Composer who wrote songs for characters |
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| Had sophisticated shows, stories close to reality of audience's lives |
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| Wrote books for Princess Theatre Musicals |
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| Wodehouse, Bolton, and Kern collaboration, Biggest hit, starred Marilyn Miller |
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| Huge star of Ziegfeld Follies |
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| Musical Theater built primarily on the text, Ambition & commitment to write good music, Determination to compose one's own music, A disciplined method, An uncompromising creative spirit |
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| Written by Kern & Hammerstein, Perfect combination of book, music, and lyrics, Opened in 1927 |
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| Julie and Steve, Gaylord and Magnolia, Cap'n Andy and Parthy, Joe and Queenie |
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| Group met at hotel, group of thinkers |
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| Believed plot should support everything |
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| First musical with anti-hero as hero |
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| Opened in 1946, Berlin's most popular show |
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