Music 2701A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Michael Berresse, Klezmer, Jeff Bowen
6 Dec 2017
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Simple story-telling with small casts and simple production needs. More focus on quality of story telling, less on elaborate sets. Started as reaction to the huge shows on broadway in 1950s and 60s. Some mini musicals of the time: the fantasticks, 1960, i do, i do, 1966, i love my wife, 1977, romance/romance, 1987. A way for writers to get early exposure in the business. Sets created by an actor who acts as the sets, never speaks. Popular (cid:498)cult(cid:499) hits like bat boy, toxic avenger, and evil dead: the musical. : started as solo show performed by jonathan larson, the. Avenue q: developed at the eugene o"neill center, opened at the vineyard composer, then adapted to 3 person cast after his death. Songs for a new world: originally work shopped in toronto, premiered at the theatre off-broadway, moved to broadway. Music and lyrics by jason robert brown. Autobiographical: based on his own failed marriage.
