The hit musical is drawing acclaim not only on Broadway, but also throughout the world. The popular ABBA hits included in this medley are "Mamma Mia," "S.O.S.," "I Have a Dream" and "Dancing Queen." Your students will love this medley and your audiences will adore it! (5: 41)
Piano/vocal arrangements of 22 songs from the megahit Broadway musical built around the songs of ABBA! Includes: Dancing Queen * Does Your Mother Know * Knowing Me, Knowing You * Mamma Mia * The Name of the Game * Super Trouper * Take a Chance on Me * Thank You for the Music * Voulez Vous * and more.
Titles: Chiquitita * Dancing Queen * Honey, Honey * Knowing Me, Knowing You * I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do * Mamma Mia! * Money, Money, Money * The Name Of The Game * S.O.S. * Take A Chance On Me * The Winner Takes It All. 44 pages.
Audiences for musical theater are predominantly women, yet shows are frequently created and produced by men. Onstage, female characters are depicted as victims or sex objects and lack the complexity of their male counterparts. Offstage, women are under-represented among writers, directors, composers and choreographers. While other areas of the arts rally behind gender equality, musical theater demonstrates a disregard for women and an authentic female voice. If musical theater reflects prevailing societal attitudes, what does the modern musical tell us about the place of women in contemporary America, the UK and Australia? Are women deliberately kept out of musical theater by men jealously guarding their territory or is the absence of women a result of the modernization of the genre? Based on interviews with successful female performers, writers, directors, choreographers and executives, this book offers a unique female viewpoint on musical theater today.
(Big Note Songbook). Big-note arrangements of 17 songs from the film adaptation of the megahit musical featuring the songs of ABBA. Includes: Dancing Queen * Does Your Mother Know * Honey, Honey * I Have a Dream * The Name of the Game * Super Trouper * Take a Chance on Me * The Winner Takes It All * and more.
This story draws together the intertwined tales behind two of popular music's most remarkable stories. The songs of ABBA and the record-breaking show that gave those a fresh life and a whole new audience.
In the first decade of the twenty-first century, Broadway was notable for old-fashioned, feel-good shows (Hairspray, Jersey Boys), a number of family-friendly musicals (Little Women, Mary Poppins), plenty of revivals (Follies, Oklahoma!, Wonderful Town), a couple of off-the-wall hits (Avenue Q, Urinetown), several gargantuan flops (Dance of the Vampires, Lestat), and a few serious productions that garnered critical acclaim (The Light in the Piazza, Next to Normal). Unlike earlier decades which were dominated by specific composers, by a new form of musical theatre, or by numerous British imports, the decade is perhaps most notable for the rise of shows which poked fun at the musical comedy form, such as The Producers and Spamalot. In The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals, Dan Dietz examines in detail every musical that opened on Broadway from 2000 through the end of 2009. This book discusses the era’s major successes, notorious failures, and musicals that closed during their pre-Broadway tryouts. In addition to including every hit and flop that debuted during the decade, this book highlights revivals and personal-appearance revues with such performers as Patti LuPone, Chita Rivera, and Martin Short. Each entry contains the following information: Plot summary Cast members Names of all important personnel, including writers, composers, directors, choreographers, producers, and musical directors Opening and closing dates Number of performances Critical commentary Musical numbers and the performers who introduced the songs Production data, including information about tryouts Source material Tony awards and nominations Details about London and other foreign productions Besides separate entries for each production, the book offers numerous appendixes, including a discography, filmography, and published scripts, as well as lists of black-themed shows and Jewish-themed productions. This comprehensive book contains a wealth of information and provides a comprehensive view of each show. The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals will be of use to scholars, historians, and casual fans of one of the greatest decades in musical theatre history.
The first comprehensive academic survey of British musical theatre from its origins, The Oxford Handbook of the British Musical offers both a historical account of musical theatre from 1728 and a range of in-depth critical analyses of key works and productions that illustrate its aesthetic values and sociocultural meanings.