shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
#1shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:22pm
we all know now that the producers is not one of them
so, which ones did make an impact?
I say Hairspray made an impact
Mamie
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#2re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:26pm
Showboat.
I believe it is credited with being the first to use its music to advance the story.
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Dollypop
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#2re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:28pmAccording to mc1227, it's THE PRODUCERS.
BNN
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#3re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:28pm
Show Boat
Hair
I second Oklahoma
Cats/Phantom
Golden Boy
A Chorus Line
Company
Mamie
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#5re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:31pmYou'll have to 'first' Oklahoma. I meant to type Showboat but Oklahoma was playing in the background and once again I proved I'm unable to chew gum and walk (or hear music and type) at the same time.
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broadwayboy101
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#6re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:31pmLike it or not, Wicked
#7re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:31pm
Whatever the first Disney show on Broadway was...
Seeing as Disney helped to reshape the Times Sq. area and make Broadway a family tourist destination.
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Dollypop
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#8re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:32pm13
#9re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:32pm
I don't want to start a fight on this board too, but I don't know how you could say Hairspray made an impact... the definition of impact is to change, influence, something different that was followed. What musical(s) did Hairspray pave the way for??
I would say Hair. Hair was the first Rock Musical (yes Bye Bye Birdie had a rock feel but only on Conrad's music... I wouldn't consider it a Rock Musical). Hair paved the way for all of the 70's rock shows to come the Andrew Lloyd Webber, Concept Record, Steven Schwartz.
BNN
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#10re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:33pmI'm going to agree with Dollypop, the kids of 13 are going to be hit with a whole lot of change sooner or later.
#11re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:33pm
Rent.
Or so a lot of people say.
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#13re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:38pm
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
That so actually DID revitalize Broadway during an artistically and financially bleak period.
#14re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:38pm
a chorus line
Updated On: 11/23/08 at 11:38 PM
#15re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:39pm
Hair for one generation and Rent for another.
A Chorus Line - One of the first shows that truly required practically all of its cast members to be triple threats.
#16re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:45pm
This one may seem strange to most people but:
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
It was one of the first Jukebox musicals and as we know, many more were to come after that one.
#17re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:50pm
pab, was it really one of the first jukebox musicals?? wow
that is a good question to think about/look into.. what was the first Broadway/off-broadway musical to solely be made out of one composer's pre-existing music??
Updated On: 11/23/08 at 11:50 PM
#18re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:53pmThough this is NOT a reliable source, Wikipedia lists Jacques Brel as the first Jukebox Musical! That is incredible, I never thought about that! I loved the Jacques Brel revival a few years ago.
#19re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:56pmIt bothers me immensely that Broadway didn't exist before 1996 for many people on this board.
#20re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:56pmIt bothers me immensely that Broadway didn't exist before 1996 for many people on this board.
#21re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:57pm
haha yeah... i love RENT but its def NOT the beginning of broadway, and its end was NOT the end of broadway
but question, does anyone know what the first west end musical that transferred to broadway was?
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#22re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/23/08 at 11:58pm
The usual ones come to mind, Show Boat, Oklahoma, Lady in the Dark (to a lesser degree), West Side Story, Cabaret (the first of the Hal Prince style concept musicals--Company as well), Chorus Line
Was golden Boy a joke? I'm confused by that choice :P
#23re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/24/08 at 12:01am
Perhaps the inter-racial love story.... especially taboo between a Black man with Nordic blonde woman.
For some reason a white man with a black, mixed-race or Asian woman wasn't as off putting back then.
#24re: shows that have ACTUALLY changed the face of broadway
Posted: 11/24/08 at 12:31am
Showboat
Oklahoma!
West Side Story
Company
Chicago
A Chorus Line
Hair
The Phantom of the Opera/Cats/Les Miserables (ushered in the synth-rock opera era, also noteworthy for concentrating on the show itself and not about who was in the cast, started the advertising movement where the logo was most important)
RENT
The Lion King/Beauty and the Beast
Wicked
I don't think these have been around long enough to determine that they've made an impact
Urinetown/Avenue Q/Spamalot - irreverent comedy bringing in non-theatre people
Spring Awakening - teen rock musical
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