Musical Theatre Research Paper

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According to the New World Encyclopedia, musical theatre "is a form of theater combining music, song, spoken dialogue, and dance. The varied emotional aspects of the production—humor, pathos, love, anger—as well as the story itself, are communicated through the words, music, dance, and staging of the entertainment as an integrated whole." The combination of music with art of drama in the musicals produces the story with greater emotional impact. The Broadway musicals, which are the theatrical performances presented in the professional theatres located along Broadway in New York City, is part of the musical theatre. One of the well-known Broadway musical that the essay will be about is The Phantom of the Opera. The musical The Phantom of the Opera is based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra that was published in 1909, by the …show more content…

Lloyd Webber has created some of the most popular Broadway songs including The Cats, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera. With his renowned work, he has received several awards including seven Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, and Academy Award as well as the Kennedy Center Honors Award. Some of the popular songs from the Phantom of the Opera include "Phantom of the Opera", "The Music of the Night", "Angel of Music", and "All I Ask of You". Another notable song from the musical is "Think of Me". It is the third song in the musical and the first time when the main character Christine sings. In the Act one, after Carlotta refuses to perform, Christine sings as Meg Giry suggests her to play Carlotta's part instead. At first, Christine begins to sing hesitantly, but soon she gains confidence and amazes the entire company with her voice and is given. The lyrics of the song itself are asking someone to think of singer even though they are far away and free. This is shown in such

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