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American Music Theatre

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATRE

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ORIGIN

  • Got a big start in New York
  • Started out with the play " Black Crook"
  • Play premiered on September 12, 1866
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POPULARITY

  • American musical theater has been known in...
  • Broadway in New York
  • The general New York area
  • And other many places in the U.S.
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TIME PERIODS

MUSICAL THEATRE HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE THE 1800'S
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MUSICAL THEATER IS...

  • A form of theatrical performance
  • Combines songs, dialogue, acting, and dancing
  • Most plays consist of humor, love, and anger
  • Emotions are expressed through words, music, and movement
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TYPES OF SHOWS

  • They performed comical plays
  • Plays about love
  • Plays that show anger
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FAMOUS MUSICAL PLAYS

  • Show Boat- 1927
  • Oklahoma- 1943
  • West Side Story- 1957
  • Hair- 1967
  • Les Misérables
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ACTORS

  • They were very eccentric
  • Very emotional when acting
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FAMOUS ACTORS

  • William Shakespeare- play producer and actor
  • Joseph Santley- actor
  • Judith Evelyn- actress
  • Ethel Merman- comedy actor
  • Zoë Akins- play producer
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MUSICAL THEATRE TODAY

  • Musical theatre today shows...
  • Originality
  • Talent learned and passed on from a long time ago
  • Creativity
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