Music 2701A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: An Die Ferne Geliebte, Harvey Schmidt, Jason Robert Brown
24 Feb 2016
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The mini musical:smaller shows on broadway and off Simple story-telling with small casts and often simple production needs. A way for writers to get early exposure in the business. Mini musicals sometimes are with new people in the business (who just started working) Low cost for renting theaters can be on for a long time. Popular cult hits like bat boy, toxic avenger, and evil dead: the musical tick, tick : started as solo show performed by jonathan larson, the composer, then adapted to three-person cast after larson"s death: this show was the first show for larson. Avenue q - developed at the eugene o"neill centre, opened at the vineyard theatre. Songs for a new world - originally workshopped in toronto, premiered at the wpa. Theater off-broadway; for four singers: 4 people show. ~ nature of love, progression, actual/emotional/spiritual journey. Famous song cycles include schumann"s liederkreis, beethoven"s an die ferne.
