Musical Theatre History 1900-1950

Musical Theatre History Study Guide: Feb 4-25, 2021
 Name the composer and the lyricist of My Fair Lady.
 What happens at the end of the original production of My Fair Lady? How was this
altered for the recent Lincoln Center revival?
 The numbers performed by the character Alfie Doolittle (Eliza’s father) in My Fair Lady
evoke an older performance style that has also shaped musical theatre. What is the
name of that style/the venues where it was performed?
 What is the name of the actress who originated the role of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair
Lady and who got her start in British music hall performance?
 What century did British music hall begin in? Which class of audience members was it
originally intended for? What were some characteristics of the style and the venues
where it was performed?
 The song “Get Me To the Church On Time” from My Fair Lady is an example of which
1800s performance style that helped shaped what we know today as musical theatre?
 What is the name of the theatre artist who composed the scores for Once Upon A
Mattress and Hot Spot, wrote the original book and screenplay Freaky Friday, and later
served as a board member of the Juilliard School?
 What is the musical where certain members of the ensemble sing a song in the style of
Nazi anthem. titled “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”?
 What were some of the inspirations for director Hal Prince (in terms of character, style,
and historical context) for the original production of Cabaret?
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 How does Cabaret illustrate the way that the ensemble’s social cohesion can be a threat
(in contrast to to the social cohesion of community in, for example, many Rodgers and
Hammerstein musicals)?
 Who directed and produced the original production of Cabaret?
 Who wrote the score (music and lyrics) for Cabaret?
 Where was Hair developed in its first version?
 Hair is the first of what kind of musical on Broadway?
 Stephen Sondheim has written more than 19 musicals. Name 3 musicals with a score
(music and lyrics) by Sondheim.
 In his definition of the concept musical as it relates to Company, what two prior kinds of
musicals did Sondheim observe that it incorporates?
 How does the concept musical relate to the revue and the integrated musical?
 What year was Company on Broadway? Who directed and produced it?
 With which Golden Age lyricist did Stephen Sondheim study?
 What musical is the song “Ladies Who Lunch” from?
 What is a concept musical? Describe 2 characeristics.
 Give examples of 2 concept musicals. What is the concept that each focuses on?
 In what year did A Chorus Line open on Broadway?
 What was the process by which A Chorus Line was developed?
 What is a megamusical? Include three characteristics in your description.
 Which kinds of musicals have been referred to in derogatory terms as “McTheatre”?
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 Who is the composer of the 1970’s rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar and the 1980’s
megamusical The Phantom of the Opera?
 Why are megamusicals such as Les Miserables often described as spectacles?
 The “locking down” of not only automated set and lighting cues but also performer
“tracks” and, arguably, audience members’ responses can be taken as characteristics of
what kinds of musicals?
 South Pacific features the song “You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught”? What is the
message and/or significance of this number?
 What was the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical—featuring an interracial romance and
interracial adoption—where the company refused to perform in segregated theaters?
 Name one show that we’ve studied that began as a concept album.
 If Hair was the first “rock musical,” which show is thought of as the musical theatre’s
first “rock opera”?
 What musical, with music and lyrics by Sondheim, purports to be about serial murder
but actually centers on class? Or, as Hal Prince puts it, the “breaking down of society”?
 Which Sondheim musical paved the way for future shows that drew inspiration from the
genre of horror films?
 What is the name of the hit rock musical that began Off-Broadway in 1998 , was made
into a film in 2001, and was finally staged on Broadway in 2014?
 This character, the title role in a glam rock musical—has been played by John Cameron
Mitchell, Darren Criss, Neil Patrick Harris, and Lena Hall. What’s her name?
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 What is the name of the 2003 musical with a score by Stephen Schwartz that is
significant for its centering of two female-identifying characters?
 What 2003 musical is adapted from a 1995 novel (itself based on a prior film and novel)
received mixed reviews but retains a dedicated fan base and is now one of Broadway’s
longest running musicals?
 It took until 2006 for Broadway to stage a significant show with Latinx characters that
was authored by a Latinx creative team. What was the name of this musical?
 Name the book writer, composer, and lyricist for In The Heights.
 In 2016, Lin-Manuel Miranda won a Pulitzer for Hamilton. What earlier show of his was
nominated for the same prize?
 What was the name of the musical that in 1997 solidified Disney’s new stake in
Broadway?
 Who was the original director of The Lion King?
 Which musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2020?
 Which contemporary musical is performed by an all-black all-queer cast of seven?
 Who wrote the book, music, and lyrics for A Strange Loop?
 Michael R. Jackson has said that some audience members experience A Strange Loop as
a mirror, and some experience it as a window. What do you think he means by this?
 What is the name of the major industry event that is co-presented by the artist-led
American Theatre Wing and the producer-led Broadway League?
 What is the area of musical theatre artistry that has recently come up for consideration
as a separate category at the Tony Awards?

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Musical Theatre History Study Guide: Feb 4-25, 2021

 Name the composer and the lyricist of My Fair Lady.

altered for the recent Lincoln Center revival?

name of that style/the venues where it was performed?

where it was performed?

served as a board member of the Juilliard School?

Nazi anthem. titled “Tomorrow Belongs to Me”?

and historical context) for the original production of Cabaret?

 Who directed and produced the original production of Cabaret?

 Who wrote the score (music and lyrics) for Cabaret?

 Where was Hair developed in its first version?

 Hair is the first of what kind of musical on Broadway?

(music and lyrics) by Sondheim.

musicals did Sondheim observe that it incorporates?

 With which Golden Age lyricist did Stephen Sondheim study?

 What musical is the song “Ladies Who Lunch” from?

 What is a concept musical? Describe 2 characeristics.

 In what year did A Chorus Line open on Broadway?

 What was the process by which A Chorus Line was developed?

 What is a megamusical? Include three characteristics in your description.

 Which kinds of musicals have been referred to in derogatory terms as “McTheatre”?

megamusical The Phantom of the Opera?

 Why are megamusicals such as Les Miserables often described as spectacles?

“tracks” and, arguably, audience members’ responses can be taken as characteristics of

what kinds of musicals?

message and/or significance of this number?

interracial adoption—where the company refused to perform in segregated theaters?

first “rock opera”?

genre of horror films?

into a film in 2001, and was finally staged on Broadway in 2014?

significant for its centering of two female-identifying characters?

longest running musicals?

nominated for the same prize?

 Who was the original director of The Lion King?

 Which musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2020?

 Which contemporary musical is performed by an all-black all-queer cast of seven?

American Theatre Wing and the producer-led Broadway League?

as a separate category at the Tony Awards?

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