THEA 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Classical Hollywood Cinema, Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim
4/25/18
Golden Age Musicals
• Golden Age is a construction technique
• Jordan Cunningham – musical director
• Talia Suskauer
• In-class performance:
o Song: Oklahoma
o Musical: Oklahoma
▪ About a picnic
o Composer and lyricist: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein (hear characters)
▪ Integrating Green Grow the Lilacs
• In-class performance:
o Song: You Gotta Get a Gimmick
o Musical: Gypsy (1959)
o Composer and lyricist: Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim
o Featuring: Julia
o Commentary: Sebastian Trainor
• In-class performance:
o Song: Before the Parade Passes By
o Musical: Hello Dolly! (1964)
▪ Based on The Matchmaker
▪ David Merrick reopened with entire new cast of actors with all black
performers
▪ Pearl Baily won best actress in a musical Tony
o Composer and lyricist: Jerry Herman
▪ First composer to have 300 performances in a row on Broadway
o Featuring: Ciara
o Commentary: Philip Fazio
• In-class performance
o Song: C’est Moi
▪ Patter song
o Musical: Camelot (1960)
▪ Follows King Arthur and Lancelot
▪ Original show was over 4 hours
▪ JFK’s favorite musical
o Composer and lyricist: Alan Jay Lemer and Frederick Lowe
o Featuring: Denzel
o Commentary: Darcy Evans
• In-class performance:
o Song: You’ll Never Walk Along
o Musicals: Carousel
▪ Based on Lillian
▪ About life and death
o Composer and Lyricist: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
▪ Rodger’s favorite musical
Document Summary
Golden age musicals: golden age is a construction technique, jordan cunningham musical director, talia suskauer. In-class performance: song: oklahoma, musical: oklahoma, about a picnic, composer and lyricist: richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein (hear characters) In-class performance: song: you gotta get a gimmick, musical: gypsy (1959, composer and lyricist: jule styne and stephen sondheim, featuring: julia, commentary: sebastian trainor. In-class performance: song: c"est moi, patter song, musical: camelot (1960, follows king arthur and lancelot, original show was over 4 hours, jfk"s favorite musical, composer and lyricist: alan jay lemer and frederick lowe, featuring: denzel, commentary: darcy evans. In-class performance: song: you"ll never walk along, musicals: carousel, based on lillian, about life and death, composer and lyricist: richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein, rodger"s favorite musical. 4/25/18: featuring: talia suskauer, commentary: philip fazio. In-class performance: song: there is nothing like a dame, musical: south pacific, composer and lyricist: richard rodgers and oscar hammerstein, featuring: entire thea 100 company, commentary: wes drummond.
