Brief History of Musical Theatre

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  • Operetta

    Operetta
    Gilbert and Sullivan
  • Period: to

    History of Musical Theatre

  • Vaudeville

    Vaudeville
    Minstrel and variety shows. Stars

  • Zeigfield Follies

    Zeigfield Follies

  • Musical Comedy

    Musical Comedy
    Anythign Goes; plot less important.

  • Golden Age

    Golden Age
    Rodgers and Hammerstein; integrated plots.

  • Rock Musicals

    Rock Musicals
    Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar...relfect changing politics and music

  • British Invasion

    British Invasion
    Tim Rice, Webber, etc. Huge, lavish productions from arists arcoss the pond that migrated to NYC. The age of the "Mega-musical."

  • Disneyfication

    Disneyfication
    Clean-up Broadway campaign; Disney musicals became a hit. More family-friendly NYC.

  • The Modern Musical

    The Modern Musical
    often based on popular culture: books, movies, tv, etc. Sondheim, Schwartz, niche composers, Off-Broadway. Flashy, expensive, lavish. Touring productions.