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American Musical Theater
essay 5

 

 

 

 

The image you see is a poster advertising the film version of "West Side Story." This image can be found at www.alyon.org.

The music you hear is "Maria," from Leonard Bernstein's musical "West Side Story;"
lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; performed by José Carreras (as Tony). From the album "Somewhere - The Leonard Bernstein Album."

 

 

 

What is this essay about?

Background
Burlesque
Vaudeville
The Revue
Musical Comedy
The Operetta
"Show Boat" -- the First Mature Musical
Opera
The In-Between Years in Musical Theater (1928-1943)
The Golden Age of the American Musical
Stephen Sondheim

 

 

 

 Who are some of the people
in this essay?

Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Jerome Kern
Cole Porter
George M. Cohan
Irving Berlin
George Gershwin
Leonard Bernstein
Sigmund Romberg
John Philip Sousa
Stephen Sondheim
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Paul Robeson
James Hewitt
Benjamin Carr
John Knowles Paine

 

 

 

 

What music is in this essay?

Yankee Doodle Dandy
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody
God Bless America
You Can't Get a Man With a Gun
Anything You Can Do
Another Op'nin', Another Show
So In Love
El Capitán
Drink! Drink! Drink!
They Didn't Believe Me
Who?
Can't Help Lovin' That Man Of Mine
Ol' Man River
Summertime
I Loves You Porgy
Begin the Beguine
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'
Maria
Something's Coming
Wedding Dance
Send In the Clowns

 

 

Off-line viewing of video tapes

Show Boat

Oklahoma!

Sondheim: A Celebration At Carnegie Hall

 

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