I am in the middle of a 31 plays in 31 days cycle. Tomorrow I hope to go through and read/listen to Carousel which except for a song or two I was never really exposed to (and as a musical theatre person from the age of 4 how messed up is that?! Like if not myself what about in college?) What is your favorite recording? Which one do you think would go with the script and be most loyal to the sound that is being out there right now but classically accurate. I'd love any input!
Psychology/Suicide Portrayed on Broadway/Mainstream Musicals Jan 23
2018, 12:11:41 PM
Hi BroadwayWorld, I am working on a paper on how the portrayal of psychological topics is addressed in the mainstream musical. And one thing I seem to notice is that there seems to be a large gender divide in regards to the topic of suicide:
What I can think of off the top of my head is; Male - Spring Awakening Male - Les Miserables Male - Jekyll and Hyde
Female: Next to Normal
If we go into plays - yes things get very different with Night Moth
EASY Sweeney Todd Question Dec 19
2010, 03:19:29 PM
I have been working on my thesis for almost three days straight...so now I am failing to come up with an example of "depression" in Sweeney Todd (preferably a particular moment, statement, anything) can someone throw an idea my way?
By the way...I was in this show....so I know I should know this and am EXTRAORDINARILY THANKFUL to anyone who happens to answer
Contemporary Developments in Theatre Paper Dec 12
2010, 11:42:04 AM
Hi Guys, I am writing a paper in medicine and psychology in the theater post 1970s. If anyone can just throw out some shows that come to mind that include ANY (preferably in-your-face) examples of Psych and Medicine in the theater.
DISCLAIMER FOR ANY WHO MAY BE "ANNOYED" This paper is not suggesting that there were never shows before the 1970s that addressed these issues or that ALL SHOWS after the 1970s address these issues. It merely addresses a pattern of growing popu
If Sondheim wrote a musical adaptation of a movie.... Jan 24
2010, 02:20:50 PM
In regards to Little Night Music, which is a good point, I was focusing this question more on the "current/commercial" side that Broadway tends to be heading in (commercial has a negative conotation but it seems like the most accurate word right now)
If Sondheim wrote a musical adaptation of a movie, what movie would it be? (and why?)
Manson: The Musical Nov 30
2009, 09:45:00 AM
One week ago I attended a performance of Manson: The Musical, and I am still unsure of how I ACTUALLY feel about the show.
One problem I DID have was regarding the fact that they had a small space, a live band, and no microphones for the actors and I was struggling to hear what the actors were saying fairly often.
But otherwise I would love to hear what others thought about the show. Also for anyone who didn't see it...what do you guys think about the concept?
Sex in Theater Paper - Examples Needed Oct 19
2009, 09:25:46 AM
I am working on a paper for a class on "how sex is portrayed in the theater" and I am looking of examples of shows worth referencing...(spring awakening, rent, Equus, Closer Than Ever, Hair...)
Can you guys give me some ideas of shows with "sex" in it to a "noteable" degree (something worth referencing in a paper)
re: West Side Story...Abstinence? Jul 22
2009, 07:30:39 PM
It was so distracting! It seemed like the cast was suffering collectively from turrets syndrome.
West Side Story...Abstinence? Jul 22
2009, 07:14:08 PM
I just saw West Side Story last night and they kept inserting the word "abstinence" randomly throughout the book....
I worked on Getting to Know....Oklahoma with the Rodgers and Hammersteins organization where we discussed Agnes DeMille's revolutionary use of ballet in Oklahoma, but I am unclear about Carousel :)
Musicals that Narrate through Dance? May 10
2009, 12:35:45 PM
Does anyone have some examples of musicals, that have "ballet sequences" (meaning that they use dance to narrate the story.
