THTR 3011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: The Triple Threat, Arthur Laurents
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Large group of these men are jewish (children of jewish immigrants) Originally written about a different population than the play ended up being about - deemed as being too dark and tragic and could never be successful on broadway. Originally written about the concept of jewish gangs. Concept musical: work of musical theatre that focuses on developing a concept/idea more than a certain narrative. Concept of west side story: strife that comes out of a diversifying nyc. Him being there adds enough to make a musical cross the line from okay to awesome. Credited with creating the process of reading an actor. Actor would often interview more than audition and the directing/producing team would decide if they thought they would enjoy working with you. Reading the actor : talking to actors in character to see how similar to the characters the actors already were.
