1THE HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATRE Musical theatre is considered the most inclusive of the performing arts, combining music, song, dialogue and dance. Pre-1900:ENTER MUSICAL COMEDIES AND OPERETTAS Musical theatre in the West can be traced back to ancient Greece. Over the centuries musicals have evol...
THE HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATRE Musical theatre is considered the most inclusive of the performing arts, combining music, song, dialogue and dance. Pre-1900 ENTER MUSICAL COMEDIES AND OPER-ETIAS Musical theatre can be traced back to ancient Greece.Over the centuries musicals have evolved through Rom...
With a fluid integration of drama, comedy, jazz, classical and popular ballads, "On the Town" stands as one of the great innovative works in the history of musical theatre. Bringing the recording up-to-date with the best that modern recording has to offer, producer John Yap has used the...
The first source is This Day In Music and the second source is On This Day in Music History. And for the faithful readers of this post, you probably have also noticed I use a third source when the two sources that I do use are not in agreement with the facts, the third source will...
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Get ready for a genre-defying journey through music history! The all-foreign band The Middle Rages will ignite the stage with timeless Beatles classics, legendary rock anthems, and a dash of Elvis' hip-swiveling magic. ...
Imagine if “Cell Block Tango” had included all of them — the song itself could be its own musical! Vaudeville performance of the 1920s Chicago isn’t just a legal history musical. The show also embraces 1920s culture, most specifically the rise of jazz music, evolving gender r...
History, culture and geographical features shape the exterior of a city, and the people coming and going trully fill in the character of the city. In this issue ofThe View, Italian pianist Moreno Donadel tells the stor...
Elements of Jazz: Swing, Syncopation, Styles & History from Chapter 8 / Lesson 1 72K Jazz is a complicated style of music that is also regarded as uniquely American. Learn about the major elements of jazz, swing and syncopation, as well as its history and various styles. Recognize how...
A cult favorite that is perhaps more fun to think about than it’s ever been to watch, ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ nonetheless has a deserving place in history as one of the great transgressive musicals. Jim Sharman’s movie staging of the cult horror musical has captured the hearts...