Andrew Lloyd Webber: Man of the Modern Musical With over forty-five awards and honors‚ the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber have had a magical effect on people around the world. Still‚ the question remains: how exactly did Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals affect the modern theater we see today? Well‚ the modern musical wouldn’t exist if not for Andrew Lloyd Webber. Even as a child‚ Lloyd Webber was bound to be involved with the world of music. His parents‚ William Lloyd and Jean Hermione‚ were
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"A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies." –Oscar Wilde. Othello and Iago. Dorothy and the Wicked Witch. Autobots and Decepticons. History and art are full of heroes and their enemies. Tell us about the relationship between you and your arch-nemesis. My arch nemesis tried to defeat me‚ and it failed. It lived under the guise of my parents‚ doctors‚ IV’s‚ and feeding tubes. As I sat with my spine pressed against the hospital bed that moved as it reinflated itself‚ I swallowed
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Prior to what we believe to be the “Golden Era” of American Musical Theatre‚ one must first delve into the dark past modern musical theatre tries to bury beneath today’s jazz hands and glitter covered performers. The era of the Virginia Minstrel shows not only is derogatory towards African American slaves and recently freed slaves with the use of stock characters‚ but it uses exaggerated stereotypes and costuming to create the illusion that the African American race is inferior to Caucasians. These
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Award‚ Certificate and Diploma in Caring for Children Level One Scheme of work for CFC 23: Musical Activities for Young Children. (QCF) January 2013-February 2013 Tutor: Melissa. Hastie. In class support: Laura Caruth (LC)‚ every Monday Unit AimThe aim of this unit is to enable the learner to gain an understanding of musical activities for young children | DateWeek beg. | Learning Outcomes | Activities/Learning experiences | Equality and Diversity | Resources | Week 18/01/13 | Introduce
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Lerner got the inspiration for the musical Camelot from the idea based on the King Arthur Legend as adapted from the novel The Once and the Future King. Lerner also wrote the music with Frederick Loewe in the 1960’s. The musical faced criticism because some say it wasn’t as good as My Fair Lady‚ and the musical did suffer from structural problems‚ but it still was able to tour around the country. 2. There were two ways that the economics of producing Broadway musicals changed in the 1960’s. In the
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Stephen Sondheim‚ hailed by many as a genius‚ has had a long and illustrious career in Broadway musical theatre spanning five decades. During those fifty-some years‚ Sondheim has essentially reinvented the Broadway musical. The Sondheim canon shows three distinct ways Sondheim has contributed to musical theatre. First of all‚ the difficulty of Stephen Sondheim’s music has raised the standard of musical theatre. Actors simply cannot stand onstage and sing as they used to in the days of Gershwin and
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but to grow as a performer. In Acting in Musicals‚ Mr. Jory attempts to answer an often debated question “Is the art of acting different in musicals and plays?” This is a very important subject for acting teachers; should we as professionals leave out a large lucrative portion of the professional acting roles simply because we prefer straight plays over musicals or worse don’t have
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Lord Brooke Fulke Greville poem and Ray Bradbury book Something Wicked This Way Comes have a connection because they use the same characters. In the poem they dont specific state a name of one but‚ they describe a character that is in Something Wicked This Way Comes. A example of this is in Lord Brooke poem when it states “Where fear stirred up with witty tyranny” This is describing the carnival because the carnival does this they cause fear and also it is a tyranny with Mr.Dark at the top and everyone
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Are there too many musicals in the West End? (I am writing in support of Michael Billington’s article‚ ‘ This West End Theatre boom is not all good news’ However throughout my article I will analyze the benefits and draw back for the current state of the west end and where it could go in the future.) Throughout this year 2012 the West End has comprised of 42 commercial theatres 32 of these have put on musical productions as opposed to traditional plays (1). Compared to a year ago when the
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Something Wicked This Way Comes 1. In my opinion‚ one of the best moments in Something Wicked This Way Comes was when Will and Charles were trapped in the mirror maze. The reason I like this scene is because I believe it shows how Charles changes as a person. In the beginning of the book‚ Charles wasn’t very ‘brave’ and didn’t accept himself. However‚ when Will told him that he loved him and accepted his dad the way he was‚ Charles began to believe in his self. Because of this‚ Charles was
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