Broadway Sample
Broadway Sample
Broadway Sample
BROADWAY
Bacani, Berganio, Dela Cruz, Ibardolasa, Lucina, Madrid, Pascua, Rillon
HISTORY OF
BROADWAY
1732 - Opening of “The New Theatre” or
“Theater on Nassau Street” in Lower
Manhattan owned by Rip Van Dam and
managed by Walter Murray & Thomas Keene
1750 - “The Beggar’s Opera” - The first
musical played in New York City.
1798 1826
Return of Theatre after its Opening of “The Park Theatre”
interruption on the American causing the opening of many
Revolution more theaters sparking the
growth of theater
1866 1868
“The Black Crook” arranged by Thomas
Lydia Thompson and the
Baker and initially written by Charles
“British Blondes” Most popular
Barras having 474 performances and
troupe and form of
was considered as a prototype of
entertainment at the time
modern musical
Early 1900s 1905
Formation of the theater Peter Pan’s Broadway Debut
district due to the movement
of theaters to Midtown
Manhattan or Time Square
1943 Current
Golden Age of Broadway Theater.
Mostly dominated by Rodgers and Broadway
Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe,
Comden and Green.
ALL ABOUT
BROADWAY
WHAT MAKES BROADWAY
THE WAY IT IS?
History
Location - Broadway only happens or is
situated in the heart of New York City
The number of seats in a theatre
Music and Story
Features
FEATURES
Prologue
Transition
Music
Message
PROLOGUE
Preface or introduction
Starts with a narrator or dialogue,
accompanied by music, giving the
audience a glimpse of the story
ahead
Into the Woods
TRANSITION & MUSIC
Conveys emotion and drama
Heightens the emotions of the dialogue
Conveys character
“Soliloquy” is a spoken or sung text
that reveals the inner thoughts of a
character to the audience, but not
to the other characters
Frozen
Hamilton
MESSAGE
values or life lessons
Les Miserables
redemption and victory
resilience and love
Hamilton
perseverance
ambition
Hairspray
social justice
equality and tolerance
Dear Evan Hansen
THE CAROUSEL
FEATURES OF THE CAROUSEL
Carousel was an adaptation of an existing work — the play by European
playwright Ferenc Molnar, Liliom (Musical Score: Richard Rodgers)
Story and dialogue (libretto)
Words of the songs (lyrics)