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History of Broadway
Movie and TV Musicals
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Jazz Singer | 1927. First film to incorporate and integrate dialogue and music into narrative structure. depicts young man defying expectations of Jewish family by pursuing music. Commercial success. |
| late 70s-80s | decline in movie musicals due to blockbuster films, such as iconic 80s action films, and movie musicals being more expensive than these to produce. Still produced Grease in 1978 and Fame in 1980 |
| 1990s | musical movies renaissance due to Disney. memorable songs composed by Broadway veterans such as Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Geared towards children, but were entertaining to all audiences. |
| 2000s | Resurgence of live-action movie musical thanks to Disney - hairspray, (2007) Moulin Rouge (2001), Chicago (2002). Emergence of jukebox and biographical musicals |
| modern movie musicals | large two-way street with film and stage musicals, with one getting adapted into the other frequently. |
| Cinderella (1957) |