Chicago as well as The Great Gatsby‚ shows the renowned lifestyles found in the Roaring 20 ’s beyond the glamour of lavish parties. Both the novel and the musical create an ambience where drinking is plentiful‚ sex is a fixation‚ and corruption is abundant‚ yet they both capture how exquisite and outrageous these worlds seem to audiences in the modern era. In these worlds‚ everything is ostentatious‚ whether it ’s the glitz found in the jazz club performers or the party-goers. Since The Great Gatsby discusses
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The Man Who Went to Chicago An African American man undergoes many experiences and ideas through the several different jobs that he has. The narrator is a man‚ whose name is never mentioned throughout the story‚ who is employed in several occupations throughout his life. At each job‚ he learns something new about his race and the American race‚ whether it is something good or something bad. This short story‚ written by Richard Wright‚ is a very complex story to read‚ but from what I understood
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Musical Theater Ever since I could remember I’ve dreamed about be a singer and when I was able‚ I started taking classes to accomplish that goal. Since working and studying in the entertainment industry I have found that there are many different career paths in this one field but I have chosen to discuss two that are similar but different in many ways. Opera and Musical Theater are two passions of mine and I hope this research
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The production I am reacting to is 42nd Street the Musical. The musical was performed at the Cadillac Palace in Chicago. The writer are Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. The play is about Peggy Sawyer being late for auditions for Pretty Lady ends up a chorus girl then the lead. I really enjoyed watching the musical and also it was my first broadway show. I will be talking about the acting‚ set design‚ and structure of the performance. The play itself was well structured. The play had a flow and
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Art Institute of Chicago Museum Report When I first starting planning out the trip to down town to visit the museum I thought it would go actually the way I planned it. The plan was to wake up on Sunday make sure I wore enough layers of clothing because I am always cold; get on the train and go. Well it was a bit more complicated than that. I woke up later than I expected but still had fun waiting at the train station with my boyfriend. Also I did not wear proper shoes because when I started
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Musicals have been a form of entrainment for many years‚ in many different formats‚ either in the form of a theatre production or as a form of films. A musical has always been a form of escapism and entertainment‚ from the classical and now the post –classical versions of musicals. Over the years‚ many conventions of musicals have changed in the transition from theatre to film‚ but many fundamentals that make up a musical have stayed the same. In this essay‚ I will be commenting on these changes
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compensate for dialogue. The choreography done by Agnes de Mille integrates dance into the lives of the frontiersmen (and women) of the Oklahoma territory. The 20th Century Fox film version released in 1955 had key differences than the current Broadway musical. One of the main differences other than a little extra dialogue was the utilization of dance. In the film dance was not used as a primary asset to the production. The impact of dance could be described by comparing the stage performance with the film
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Funny Girl Funny Girl the Broadway musical opened on March 26‚ 1964 and is set in and around New York City just prior to and following World War I. The musical is a semi-biographical plot based on the life and career of Broadway‚ film star and comedian Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with Nick Arnstein. The musical was produced by Ray Stark‚ Brice’s son-in-law‚ who was married to her daughter Frances. Barbra Streisand was the star of the musical and the production was nominated for eight
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At the heart of the film industry is a man who has revolutionized movies for generations to come. Since the release of The Terminator in 1984‚ James Cameron has been one of only a handful of writers and directors who is consistently certain to bring profit and success to Hollywood. According to Stephen McVeigh and Matthew Wilhelm Kapell‚ James Cameron “shares the rarefied heights of such A-list directors as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas‚ directors who work in similar generic and commercial
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The Influence of Musical Theatre on Dance One of the things that can make or break a new type of musical is the dance routines. All these difference dance types mostly made their first appearances on stage. When you take a good look at musical theatre in general‚ you can see that one set of dance routines differs from one musical to another. Yet what they have in common is their effect on dance and dance trends. Take a look at "Lord of the Dance" which looked to bring and expand Irish Riverdance
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