Shrek the Musical is a musical based on the DreamWorks 2001 film of the same name. The music was composed by Jeanine Tesori‚ while the book and lyrics were written by David Lindsay-Abaire. The Broadway production ran originally from December 2008 before closing in January of 2010 (Shrek the Musical). July of the same year it toured in North America starting in Chicago‚ and lasted two years. In addition‚ the musical premiered in the United Kingdom in June 2011 (Shrek the Musical). This Tony Award
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BTAN11004BA / BTANL11004BA / BTAN18006BA English vs. Hungarian: Patterns and Contrasts: 1. INTRODUCTION http://hungram.unideb.hu/Tibor_Laczko/English_vs_Hungarian/ user: evsh2009 pwd: 2009evsh pdf files so far (also on my homepage): EvsH_foreign_students_exam_material_11.pdf; EvsH_parttime_students_exam_material_11.pdf; EvsH_rec_readings_11.pdf; EvsH_syllabus_11.pdf; //1_handout_11.pdf// syllabus: particulars‚ course description‚ schedule: tentative‚ topics‚ consultation week about the course
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“Oklahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.” These iconic song lyrics are from the chart-topping musical Oklahoma!. This musical introduced‚ the now idolized‚ Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein (Brockett pg. 462). Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the musical‚ in hopes of making it on Broadway. Instead‚ they wrote a musical that started the next great era to sweep through Broadway. The Golden Age of Broadway was the beginning of a transformation that would later lead to one of the most
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came the six-minute single "Bohemian Rhapsody". This mishmash of a song combines a cappella (without instruments) opera and heavy metal and a great range of emotional lyrics to create a unique and harmonic work of art. It was a huge commercial success‚ not only in the United Kingdom where it was released‚ but all over the world. In fact‚ in a recent international poll of the world’s favorite songs‚ it came in 10th. One of reasons that "Bohemian Rhapsody" is so popular is the wide range of situations
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The Narrator also says things that are just about impossible. In the beginning of the story‚ he says‚ “I heard all things in heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in Hell.” (542). He is saying that he can hear things that know one could ever hear in their lifetime. He is being very dishonest‚ because practically everyone knows this is not true. Another example is when he says‚ “The ringing became more distinct-it continued and became more distinct…” (546). The ringing he is referring to is
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Historical and Cultural context of the Musical Hairspray The Buddy Dean Show which was a teen dance show in Baltimore is memorialized in the musical and film by John Waters‚ Hairspray. The plot of this story revolves around an attempt in which teens from both backgrounds in Baltimore integrate successfully in a teen dance show called The Corny Collins show. There was a massive cultural revolution in musical taste in the ‘50s and ‘60s that was signalled by teens from the big band sound of rock and
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During the two decades following World War II‚ Hungary was transformed from a predominantly agricultural land into an industrial-agricultural state. This transformation was carried out under a system of central planning patterned on that of the Soviet Union. Consumer desires were ignored‚ tight labor discipline was enforced‚ and living standards were depressed‚ so that the largest possible share of Hungary’s resources could be used to develop an industrial base. Investment in industry was encouraged
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message through art. In this case though‚ Hairspray has been the selected piece I’m choosing to write about. It is considered to be a flashy‚ catchy‚ musical that ultimately hits on racial segregation and inequality. In this paper‚ I will be covering different material ranging from the actual background story of the musical‚ the themes the musical is trying to convey‚ information on John Waters (the man who started it all)‚ some elements of set design‚ and the overall influence Hairspray has had
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The musical production Rent is Jonathan Larson’s adaptation of Puccini’s ‘La Boehme’‚ and was set in New York in the early 1980s (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ n.d.). The musical has a variety of characters: straight‚ gay‚ lesbian‚ cross-dressing‚ and bisexual. Many of the cast’s characters have HIV/AIDS. Larson personally identified with the musical‚ as he too had several friends that had HIV/AIDS who had then later passed away from the disease (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ n.d.). HIV/AIDS
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Wicked: A “Wonderful” Musical! On March 17th‚ 2017 I saw a phenomenal musical called Wicked. The theatre it was playing in was the insert theatre in London name here in London‚ England. The musical was extremely touching and brought the audience to tears because of the magnificent acting and beautiful voices. The actors hooked the audience from the first line of the show and kept them in their grasp until the final bows. Wicked is set in the land of Oz and is about two girls in university who despise
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