tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post6829566409724191514..comments2023-10-15T04:03:18.797-04:00Comments on music is free now: In Defense of The MusicalCésarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13281606467556897332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-84419274042251248562012-01-04T12:00:55.660-05:002012-01-04T12:00:55.660-05:00Great article!
I used to be much more involved in...Great article!<br /><br />I used to be much more involved in musical theater, but these days I'm definitely among those who are sick of R&H style, campy showtunesy musicals. In the last several years I've gravitated much more toward independent music than to theater. But I surprisingly never considered re-approaching how we make musical theater from the same perspective with which we Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12115930960995230808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-21624545394614290242011-12-06T13:42:34.942-05:002011-12-06T13:42:34.942-05:00Love your blog!
Although I'd argue the book ...Love your blog! <br /><br />Although I'd argue the book musical started around 1900 with the musical comedies of George M. Cohan, plus there were the Princess musicals in the 1910s, which were well-integrated book shows... You could argue that "Show Boat" was the first mature musical drama...<br /><br />Also, I'd argue that most musicals today already reject the Rodgers and Scott Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03040182526474379719noreply@blogger.com