Would Broadway be what it is today without the magic of Sondheim? Stephen Sondheim is an American composer that dates all the way back to 1930. (Stephen Sondheim Biography.com) Sondheim is a musical theatre legend who has won eight Tony awards‚ making him the composer who has received the most Tony’s (Tony Awards Facts and Trivia Tonyawards.com.) His words and wisdom seep onto paper and put on a variety of productions. From “West Side Story” to “Passion‚” there is diversity between the shows that
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Theatre and Other Arts - Theatre Challenges Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. Theatre has existed since the dawn of man‚ as a result of human tendency for storytelling. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture‚ speech‚ song‚ music or dance. The most important element of theatre is the audience
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Theatre 100 Final Exam Review Drake Union tour Remember the major rooms and theatres we toured Lecture #9: Sarah Ruhl & contemporary theatre Brecht- Epic theatre • Alienate audience to THINK‚ not FEEL • Use history to comment on present • Remind audience they are in theatre: open stagecraft‚ musical numbers‚ puppets‚ narrators‚ film Samuel Beckett & Absurdism • Characters in bizarre situations • Circular/static blots- things often repeat • Sparse language- talking past each other
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HISTORY ASSIGNMENT BROADWAY MUSICALS Broadway Musicals When we are talking about the Broadway Musicals‚ we would think about the theatre music. In the very early 20th Century in America‚ the theatre music was booming‚ there were thirty-three legitimate Broadway theatres in New York‚ over 3‚000 professional theatres across the United States‚ and more was going to be built to meet the audience demand. The famous actor was Al Jolson‚ a ‘charismatic performer’ in Broadway. His performance saved
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all it takes is a glance – you can change an opinion‚ an attitude‚ or a life. How else better for projecting that glance to thousands than through theatre? I have struggled to answer this question‚ now‚ for nearly two months: What is theatre for? Only recently did I realise that the reason for this struggle was a lack of understanding; theatre does not have one specific function. It is undoubtedly the most versatile of art forms‚ and over years and miles we‚ as a race‚ have seen it employed
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Types Of Theatres The word theatre means "place for seeing".The first recorded theatrical event was a performance of the sacred plays of themyth of Osiris and Isis in 2500 BC in Egypt. This story of the god Osiris was performed annually at festivals throughout the civilization‚ marking the beginning of a long relationship between theatre and religion. There are several types of theatres in India.Each state in India has its own distinct theaterical form of itself. India has a longest and richest
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Theatre Appreciation 10/24/10 Midterm What is Theatre? That question has multiple answers. The word theatre itself comes from the greek word theatron which means “seeing place.” It is not only a place to be seen or a place to see‚ theatre is a way of life. Theatre can be seen in different ways‚ for example‚ it can be a building‚ company‚ and even an occupation. An empty space and be used as a theatre if you bring all of the components needed; a place to act and a place to watch. There are
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What is Musical theatre and what makes it different than any other theatre with music forms‚ especially Opera? Musical Theatre The art of music‚ dance and drama have been linked together since the dawn of time and are still really connected with one another that it is inadvisable to try to tell the difference between them too definitely. Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 It is rare a production has no music in it whatsoever. Most plays either call
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What is the purpose of theatre? To answer this question I will be sharing about my own personal experience with theatre. In elementary I took part in the school play “Pirates of Penzance’’‚ where I performed on stage in front of a live audience. I now realize that theatre is a performance‚ performed by actors‚ intended to entertain an audience. A performance is the play itself involving the script‚ characters‚ props‚ costumes etc. In the play‚ I noted the script would never change but the way
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Verbatim essay; “the main purpose of Verbatim theatre has always been to challenge audiences into a confrontation with real events and concrete facts‚ an to prevent their escapism into theatrical fantasy.” How well does this statement apply to Verbatim plays‚ RRR and LP? Alfred Hitchcock commented‚ “ what is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.” This quotes is typically true of drama‚ however verbatim theatre is contrary to this as it forces it audiences to confront serious issues
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