Brief History of Musical Theatre

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  • Operetta

    Operetta

    Gilbert and Sullivan
  • Period: to

    History of Musical Theatre

  • Vaudeville

    Vaudeville

    Minstrel and variety shows. Stars
  • Zeigfield Follies

    Zeigfield Follies

  • Musical Comedy

    Musical Comedy

    Anythign Goes; plot less important.
  • Golden Age

    Golden Age

    Rodgers and Hammerstein; integrated plots.
  • Rock Musicals

    Rock Musicals

    Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar...relfect changing politics and music
  • British Invasion

    British Invasion

    Tim Rice, Webber, etc. Huge, lavish productions from arists arcoss the pond that migrated to NYC. The age of the "Mega-musical."
  • Disneyfication

    Disneyfication

    Clean-up Broadway campaign; Disney musicals became a hit. More family-friendly NYC.
  • The Modern Musical

    The Modern Musical

    often based on popular culture: books, movies, tv, etc. Sondheim, Schwartz, niche composers, Off-Broadway. Flashy, expensive, lavish. Touring productions.