Test #3 Flashcards
Honi Coles
Originally created high speed rhythm tap
Locked himself in room & practiced so he could “make it”
Sped things up, used more taps, complicated the patterns
Became king at the Hoofer’s Club
Cholly Atkins
Worked a “new blend”- modern for his time
Part of “The Rhythm Pals” in 1935
Was in 11 major films
Offered a job with the “Cotton Club Boys” due to his choreographic ability
Jerome Robbins
Choreographed: Fiddler on the Roof
Choreographer, director, original concept, Tony for best choreography for West Side Story
Choreographed & directed: Gypsy, On The Town, The King and I
Paul Draper
Known for tapping to classical music on the concert stage
Was labeled a Liberal during McCarthy era & couldn’t get work
Black listed as a communist & his career stopped
Bunny Briggs
An exception in the 1960s- constantly employed
A black dancer the white dancers knew
His strong mother turned down his chance to tour with Bill Robinson
Michael Kidd
Choreographed: Guys and Dolls, Can Can
Bob Fosse
Choreographed: The Pajama Game
Choreographed & directed: Fosse, Chicago, Sweet Charity, Damn Yankees, Pippin’
Creator of the Fosse style
Jack Cole
Choreographed: Funny Thing on The Way to the Forum
Gower Champion
Choreographed & directed: Hello Dolly, Bye Bye Birdie
Michael Bennett
Choreographed: Promises Promises, Company
Hermes Pan
Worked with Fred Astaire (3 camera angles)
Baby Lawrence
Not elegant style
Hoofer Club
Made money at a young age
Concentrated on sound
Agnes de Mille
Choreographed: Oklahoma!
Made dream ballet popular
Brought ballet to the Broadway stage
Class Act
Top hot & coat tails
Vernacular dance in the 60s
It was at a low
Ballet was booming
Dance critics & dancers raised question of male dancers beng “sissy”
Broadway musicals still had traces of dance
Dance did appear on TV, but it was mostly modern & ballet
Status of Broadways musicals in the 40s
Jazz music was complicated and dancers had a hard time
Every song progressed the story
No concept musicals
Think classic Broadway
Status of Broadway musicals in the 50s
Musical theatre “coasted”
Many imitated Rogers & Hammerstein: stories based on romantic love; music, lyrics, script, choreo, sets
Stories based on romantic love
Status of Broadway musicals in the 60s
Expensive
Inflation
Hippies
Trends in musicals of the 70
Concept musicals
Rock musical (Jesus Christ Superstar)
Inflation is happening
Religious
Gane Kelly’s style & contribution to film dance
Athletic Low to the ground More of a rhythm tapper He made dance manly Helped a lot of stars learn how to dance
1940s Musicals
Oklahoma! Carousel Annie Get Your Gun Kiss Me Kate One The Town South Pacific
1950s Musicals
Guys & Dolls The King & I Can Can The Pajama Game My Fair Lady Damn Yankees West Side Story Music Man The Sound of Music Once Upon a Mattress Gypsy
1960s Musicals
Bye Bye Birdie The Unsinkable Molly Brown A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Fiddler on the Roof Funny Girl Hello Dolly Sweet Charity Mame Cabaret Hair Promises, Promises
1970s Musicals
Purlie Company Grease Jesus Christ Superstar Pippin Chicago A Chorus Line Annie Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Dancin'
Oklahoma!
Choreographer: Agnes de Mille
Composer/Lyricist: Rogers & Hammerstein
1940s
Carousel
Choreographer: Agnes de Mille
Composer/Lyricist: Rogers & Hammerstein
1940s
Kiss Me Kate
Choreographer: Hanya Holm
Music: Cole Porter
1940s
On The Town
Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Composer: Leonard Berstein
1940s
Annie Get Your Gun
Choreographer: Helen Tamiris
Music: Irving Berlin
1940s
South Pacific
Composer/Lyricist: Rogers & Hammerstein
1940s
Guys & Dolls
Choreographer: Michael Kidd
Composer/Lyricist: Frank Loesser
Loesser’s 2nd musical (1st was Finian’s Rainbow)
Based on a group of short stories
Songs: A Bushel & a Peck, Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat, Take Back Your Mink
1950s
King & I
Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Composer/Lyricist: Rogers & Hammerstein
Romantic location–lagoons of Siam
1950s
Can Can
Choreographer: Michael Kidd
Composer: Cole Porter
Featured Dancer: Gwen Verdon
Story: Scandal over can can dancing in Paris
Songs: C’est Magnifique, I Love Paris, It’s Alright With Me
1950s- 1953
The Pajama Game
Choreographer: Bob Fosse (Abbott “took a chance” on him)
Show Doctor: George Abbott
Songs: Steam Heat was a huge hit
1950s- 1954
My Fair Lady
Composer/Lyricist: Lerner & Loewe Notable Performers: Julie Andres, Rex Harrison Songs: I Could Have Danced All Night Longest running musical of its time Highest art in costuming and sets 1950s- 1955
Damn Yankees
Choreographer: Bob Fosse Composer: Adler & Rose Director/Book: Abbott & Wallop Notable Performers: Gwen Verdon played Lola 1950s- 1956
West Side Story
Choreographer/Director/Original Concept/Tony for Best Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Music: Leonard Bernstein
Story: Gangs in NY; actors were like gangs even in rehearsals
Show relied heavily on dance
1950s- 1957
Music Man
Book/Music/Lyrics: Meredith Wilson Choreographer: Onna White Notable Performer: Robert Preston Story: A con man scams to convince parents he can teach their musically-disinclined children to play a musical instrument. 1950s- 1957
The Sound of Music
Composer/Lyricist: Rogers & Hammerstein (Hammerstein died the next year)
Notable Performer: Mary Martin played Maria
Story: About the family of the Von Trapps during WW2
Won a Tony for Best Musical
Ran 1,200 performances
1950s- 1959
Once Upon a Mattress
Director: George Abbbott Choreographer: Joe Layton Notable Performer: Carol Burnett Started off Broadway 1950s- 1959
Gypsy
Lyricist: Sondheim
Composer: Julie Styne
Director/Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Notable Performer: Ethel Merman
Songs: Everything’s Coming Up Roses, I Had a Dream, Rose’s Turn
Story: June and Louise and their stage mama
1950s- 1959
Bye Bye Birdie
Book/Music/Lyrics: Steward, Strouse, Adams
Director/Choreographer: Gower Champion
Notable Performer: Chita Rivera
Story: Conrad Birdie (Elvis type star) is drafted; take-off on Elivis/musical comedy jab at Rock n Roll
1960s- 1960
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Composer/Lyricist: Meredith Wilson Songs: Belly Up to the Bar Very much like the Music Man Story: Tomboy Molly Tobin wants to find a rich husband. Marries a man that gives her what she wants. They become society people and are accepted by European royalty. They go home by sailing on the Titanic. Titanic sinks but Molly is saved and returns home to Johnny who built her home. 1960s- 1960
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Composer/Lyricist: Burt Shevelove, Stephen Sondheim
Choreographer: Jack Cole
Producer: Harold Prince
Director: George Abbott
Notable Songs: Lovely
Story: Story about a slave wanting his freedom and making a deal for his freedom, and everything begins to go wrong.
1960s- 1962
Fiddler on the Roof
Composer/Lyricist: Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick
Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Producer: Harold Prince
Notable Songs: Matchmaker, If I Were a Rich Man
Story: Matchmaker finding a match for the daughter. Daughter wants someone else. Going against social trends.
Longest running musical until Grease came out
1960s- 1964
Funny Girl
Composer/Lyricist: Julie Styne, Bob Merrill
Notable Performer: Barbara Streisand
Notable Songs: Don’t Rain on My Parade
1960s- 1964
Hello Dolly
Composer/Lyricist: Jerry Herman Choreographer/Director: Gower Champion Producer: David Merrick Notable Performer: Carol Channing Story: Widow and matchmaker looking for a husband 1960s- 1964
Sweet Charity
Composer/Lyricist: Dorothy Fields, Cy Coleman
Director/Choreographer: Bob Fosse
Notable Performer: Gwen Verdon
Notable Songs: Big Spender, There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This, Rhythm of Life
Story: Taxi dancer Charity continues to have faith in the human race despite her disappointment. Maybe Oscar will be the one to do it. Wants to get out of her profession of being a taxi dancer.
1960s- 1966
Mame
Composer: jerry Herman
Choreographer: Onna White
Notable Performer: Angela Lansbury
Notable Songs: We Need a Little Christmas
Story: Mame’s bohemian lifestyle is interrupted when she has to take care of her late brother’s son. She does everything with her own dramatic flair.
1960s-1966
Cabaret
Composer/Lyricist: John Kander, Fred Ebb Choreographer: Ronald Field Director: Harold Prince Story: An aspiring writer travels to Berlin in search of inspiration. happens upon a girl at a cabaret. She ends up moving in with him, WW2 time. 1960s- 1966
Hair
Composer: Galt MacDermot
Lyrics/Books: Gerome Ragnie and James Rado
Choreographer: Twlya Tharp
Notable Songs: Let the Sunshine In, Age of Aquarius
Story: Politically active tribe of long-haired hippies. Love-filled way of life is thrown into disarray when one of them is drafted. Hippie Life
Cultural significance
1960s- 1967
Promises, Promises
Composer/Lyricist: Burt Bacharach, Hal David
Choreographer: Michael Bennet
Adapted from a play
Story: Guy loans his apartment in exchange for a promotion. Apartment begins being used as a place of an extra-marital affair. Guy must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice for advancement in the insurance company.
1960s- 1968
Purlie
Composer: Gary Geld Lyricsit: Peter Udell Libretto: Ossie Davis Choreographer: Louis Johnson Story: Black show with a black sound Cultural significance 1970s- 1970
Company
Composer/Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim
Director/Producer: Harold Prince
Choreographer: Michael Bennett
STory: Robert is a single man surrounded by married couples on his 35th birthday. He tries to make sense of marriage and comes to terms with what it means to be alive.
Example of a “revusical”- combining elements of a revue and a musical
1970s- 1970
Grease
Composer/Lyricist: Jim Jacobs & Warren Casey
Choreographer: Patricia Birch
Notable Songs: Grease Lightning
1970s- 1970
Jesus Christ Superstar
Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyricist: Tim Rice Producer: Robert Stigwood Notable Songs: I Don't Know How to Love Him Godspell had the same theme Story: Tells the story of the final 6 days in life of Jesus through Judas. ROCK OPERA 1970s- 1971
Pippin
Composer/Lyricist: Stephen Schwartz
Director/Choreographer: Bob Fosse
Notable Performers: Ben Veren, Chita Rivera
Story: Pippin tries to find meaning through his life, sex, marriage, religion.
1970s- 1972
Chicago
Director/Choreographer: Bob Fosse
Notable Performers: Chita Rivera, Gwen Verdon
Notable Songs: Cell Block Tango
Story: Roxie shoots her lover. Sent to murderess row with Velma Kelly. Desperate for fame. Billy Flynn helps them win their cases.
Set as a reflection of Vaudeville and Burlesque
A Chorus Line opened the same year and won all the Tony’s
1970s- 1975
A Chorus Line
Composer/Lyricist: Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Cleban
Director/Choreographer: Micahel Bennet
Story: To show a dancer’s life and the struggles of wanting a job
Created through workshopping; based off of an idea not just an actual story.
1970s- 1975
Annie
Composer/Lyricist: Martin Charlin
Notable Songs: Tomorrow
Story: Children in an orphanage
1970s- 1977
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Choreographer: Tommy Tune
Notable Songs: I Will Always Love You
Story: A brothel that has been operating for more than a century is forced to close down when television reporter decides to make the illegal activity an issue.
1970s- 1977
Dancin’
Director/Choreographer: Bob Fosse & Graciela Danielle
Style: Mostly singing and dancing, barely any dialogue, a dance revue
1970s- 1978
