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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"musicals"”.
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Music video viewing and adolescents' perceptions of movie musicals
The study of movie musicals has led some communication scholars to note the similarities between this film genre and music videos. Other researchers have noted that music videos could be the final destruction of the nearly extinct Hollywood musical. No empirical studies were found that focused on …
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Harmony, voice leading, and drama in three Sondheim musicals
… and setting of each show, Sondheim’s fourteen musicals have very little in common with respect to surface musical style. Even within a single show, the composer’s polystylistic approach to composition makes it difficult to pin down a singular “Sondheim style.” The analytical approach in this …
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Imagined nation and imagined womanhood in the Shaw Brothers' musicals
… at Shaw Brothers’ historical epics and huangmei musicals that dominated the Chinese film market in the 1960s. Shaw Brothers’ historical epics and huangmei musicals often center on female characters. Sometimes the male protagonist is cross-dressed by actresses. Hence they are categorized as the …
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An Analysis of Musicals by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, and an Original Musical, Fly Like an Eagle
<p>Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty have written musicals together for several decades. This thesis contains an in-depth discussion and stylistic analysis of several songs each from Once on This Island, Ragtime, and Seussical – three Ahrens & Flaherty shows chosen specifically because of their …
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The forging of modern Broadway Sound Design Techniques amid the Fires of the Rock Musicals in the Late 1960s and 1970s.
… served well the human irony and concept musicals of the 1970s by Sondheim and other emerging composers. Sound design was critical to the successful mounting of the mega-musicals of the 1980s (Cats, Les Miserables, Starlight Express, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, etc.). Now, …
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Musicalizing murder: defining the 'true crime musical'
Contemporary musicals have experimented with the conventions previously established by Rodgers and Hammerstein and the so-called “Golden Age” era of musical theatre, often subverting and commenting upon these conventions. In order to better understand these new musicals and prepare audiences for …
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From revolution to revolt in theatre artistry: A shift in American attitude from Vietnam to Watergate reflected in the musicals "Chicago" and "Hair"
This thesis traces how the artistry of the Broadway musical reflects the condition of the American attitude as influenced by the events of its time. From two historical events, Vietnam to Watergate, there is a shift in attitude evident in two pieces of musical theater, Hair and Chicago. What is …
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"STILL DREAMING OF PARADISE": RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN ' S OKLAHOMA!, SOUTH PACIFIC , AND POSTWAR AMERICA
… and Hammerstein's most successful and popular musicals of the 1940's. This study demonstrates their function as modern morality plays for their audiences. Specifically, the two musicals provided Americans with a prescription for a postwar Paradise. This was a Paradise based upon the American …
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‘Standing in the shadows’?: Reframing homosexuality in musical theatre
… iterations of the homosexual male character in musicals. The study has three main objectives: to explore the persistent patterns of gay representation in musicals, to investigate dominant heterosexual ideologies with musical theatre practice and to consider how I might create an intervention …
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“It’s War That's Cruel”: The Evolution of Wartime Representation and ‘The Other’ in the American Musical
… through case studies of three representative musicals across three thematic periods: the 1940s–1950s through the lens of <em>South Pacific</em>, the 1960s–1990s with <em>Miss Saigon</em>, and 2000s to the present day through <em>Allegiance</em>. Subsequently, as these musicals center on war in …
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Kiss today goodbye, and point me toward tomorrow : reviving the time-bound musical, 1968-1975
… and John Bush Jones have argued, American musicals are among our country's most valuable social documents as they depict the dominant discourses and reigning values of the cultural moment from which they first emerged through song, dance, and story. Consequently, all works are innately tied …
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CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND REVOLUTION: USE OF LEITMOTIF IN THE FIRST ACTS OF LES MISÉRABLES AND HAMILTON: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL
… a sense of cohesion to a production. The popular musicals Les Misérables and Hamilton bear many similarities, including the use of leitmotif as a storytelling device. This thesis explores how the two musicals use leitmotif differently, through the lens of the protagonists, antagonists, and …
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"""Happ'ly-ever-aftering"": Changing social and industry conventions in Hollywood musical adaptations, 1960-75"
… explores seven Hollywood adaptations of Broadway musicals from the 1960s and early seventies. Though generally considered beyond the “Golden Age” of film, this period produced some of the most enduring and well-loved film musicals of any decade. Furthermore, they can all be seen as products of …
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Subversive aspects of American musical theatre
… these elements, including Brecht and Wagner. Musicals have also often concerned themselves with the Other, centering and sympathizing him/her in a manner unavailable to non-musical works. The Others that have thus been positioned are often delineated from hegemonic groups which are concretely …
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Getting to Know Rodgers and Hammerstein: Education and Adaptation in 21st-century performance
… King and I, and The Sound of Music. While the musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein continue to be commercially produced, 21st-century audiences may consider their works problematic. A critical examination of the text unveils inauthentic representations of non-white characters, misogynistic …
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"I've a Voice, I've a Voice": Determining Stephen Sondheim's Compositional Style Through a Music-theoretic Analysis of His Theater Works
… Sondheim, as surveyed through his fourteen musicals that have appeared on Broadway. The analysis begins with dramatic concerns, where musico-dramatic intensity analysis graphs show the relationship between music and drama, and how one may affect the interpretation of events in the other. …
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A director's approach to Schoolhouse Rock Live!
… Live!, and a critical and historical review of musicals. Chapter Two analyzes the script as well as educational theories that support its success as a learning tool. Chapter Three encompasses the elements of design in the production, while Chapter Four discusses pre-production decisions, …
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A Study of the Factors Which Influence Collegiate Choral Ensemble Participation by Non-Music Majors at Six State-Supported Universities in Illinois
… contests, All-State and District choirs, and musicals. Additionally, perceptions that the high school choral program was designed to teach music reading, music history, choral literature, and musical independence emerged as important factors. Participants were highly influenced by their …
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Protestant's Guide To Catholic "Nunsense": A Performance Study And Analysis Of "Sister Mary Hubert"
… five sequels. The commercial success of these musicals suggest a strong connection between the demands of the Catholic doctrine and the foundation for comic relief. A vast amount of research can be incorporated to assist in the analysis of comedy written into Nunsense.
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Broadway in the Age of American Idol: Celebrity and the Broadway Musical, 2003–2018
… television celebrities who starred in Broadway musicals from 2003-2018. The television series <em>American Idol</em> premiered 2002, democratically “electing” celebrities plucked from the obscurity of the ordinary. The shockwave effects began to be seen throughout the entertainment industry by …
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