youtube project

MTHR 3143-001; American Musical Theatre History

Due Date: November 25, 2019; Send to me via email as a MS Word document.

Points: The project will be worth 200 pts.

YouTube Project

1) For the following list of shows please go to www.YouTube.com

and view full length-versions of two different songs from each of the shows listed. For

example:

A. Carousel by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

Song: "If I Loved You"

: Performed by the characters “Julie Jordan” and “Billy Bigelow”

: Provide a short written critique* for this example.

: List the company producing this show (e.g., performed by Sooner

Theatre; Fall 2016)

: Supply the website link.

Song: "June Is Busting Out All Over"

: Performed by “Nettie” and the ensemble

: Provide a critique for this song

: List the company producing this show.

: Supply the website link.

Show List: 1. Anything Goes,

2. Crazy for You,

3. On The Town,

4. Annie Get Your Gun,

5. Guys and Dolls,

6. Flower Drum Song,

7. Man of La Mancha

8. Camelot,

9. The Fantasticks,

10. The Wiz

11. La Cage Aux Folles!

12. Sweeney Todd,

13. Evita,

14. Miss Saigon,

15. Once on This Island

16. The Color Purple,

17. Thoroughly Modern Millie,

18. The Full Monty,

19. Rocky Horror,

20. Spring Awakening,

21. Caroline, Or Change

22. Closer Than Ever

23. Kinky Boots,

24. Hedwig and the Angry Inch,

25. Mamma Mia!

2) If you are uncertain about which songs to choose from a show, go to www.wikipedia.com,

look up the show and you will song lists, the roles that sing the song(s), and

additional information that might be helpful in your search. If the show is on

Broadway or on national tour you might also find that company's website to

give further information.

3) The CRITIQUE: What are you listening for/analyzing? Who is the main

performer(s) and what role is he/she doing? Please (in a short paragraph) give

your personal critique of each performance. What is in this performance (full

orchestration or piano, dance, singing, was it comedic or dramatic, were the

characters/actors believable, was it farcical in nature or presented in a

"heightened" manner, etc., etc.) and did you like it or not like it?

4) You may choose to view professional and/or amateur productions...it is up to you.

The preferred choice would be to view the selection from a full production,

cabaret performance, and/or from the Tony Awards AFTER the year 2000.

DO NOT CHOOSE A MOVIE VERSION.

FORMAT:

A) Please create this document in MS Word.

B) Please include an active hyperlink that shows the example you watched so that

I may compare it with your critique.

C) Please make sure that all show titles are in Italics and song titles/character

names are placed in "quotations." Points will be taken off for those found to

not be in this prescribed format. Thank you!

Additional example: Dogfight

Song: “Come Back” sung by “Eddie Birdlace”

Critique: etc., etc., etc. (don’t write “etc.” as your critique!)

Performance: 5th Floor Theatre's 2017 production of "Dogfight" at the

Hudson Guild Theatre in NYC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SceSvsjcLyo

D) Please number each show title (already done for you above) so that I may quickly

check to see that you have completed critiques for 25 shows.