Music 2701A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: New York Theatre Workshop, Jonathan Larson, Tick, Tick... Boom!

• School: Western University
• Department: Music
• Course: Music 2701A/B
• Professor: Kristina Baron- Woods

Document Summary

First acclaimed rock musical was hair: the american tribal love-rock musical. Began in 1965 as a series of workshops at ellen stewart"s la mama experimental. First performed at joseph papp"s public theater in 1967. Moved to the cheetah - a midtown disco. Opened on broadway in april 1968 at the baltimore. Ran for 1750 performances closed in mid 1971. Solidi ed genre of rock musical as a legitimate form of musical theatre- although not the. Hair brought the ideal of the youth counterculture to stage sexual revolution. Drugs, civil rights, anti-war irreverence for the american flag. Began previews off-broadway at nytw (new york theatre workshop) in late. Opened on broadway at the nederlander theatre april 29, 1996. Larson ended up making changes based on dramaturg (playwright advisor) lynn. Thomson"s suggestions, as well as the director and producer of the show. Show changed considerably in the workshopping process (audio of early nytw recordings are available on youtube)