Oklahoma !: Musical Analysis

While reading page nine through fifteen in the Wake Tech English 111 Reader I learned new strategies and tips on how to improve my song summary essay. I learned how to implement new strategies in my song summary essay so that I could write my introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion proficiently in my paper. Mutually, before reading the Wake Tech English 111 Reader I also did not know that when writing a rough draft for an essay a conclusion, introduction or body paragraph could be written first. Similarly, Ashley I always thought that an introduction had to be written before any other part of an academic essay. Primarily, I thought that an introduction had to be written first because my previous English teachers stressed

The musical was a collaborative effort by the two talents of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Prior to Carousel, the two had found success in various shows independently including shows like The Boys From Syracuse, Pal Joey, and Show Boat. After a falling out between Rodgers and his previous writing partner Hart due to alcoholism, Rodgers approached Hammerstein for opportunity to create new work together (Columbia). On March 31st 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein found major success with the hit musical, Oklahoma! (Hauser). The musical was the duo’s first step in a direction of evolution in response to resistance to their vision for musical theater. The two had wanted to produce a musical that told more complex stories and substantial character arcs and psychologies, but found resistance in their older partners (Columbia). It was not until the two had met up to work together that they began their journey into their own artistic vision. Naturally after the success of

Their collaboration began in 1942. Their partnership would last until Hammerstein’s death in 1960. Hammerstein was the writer and lyricist and Rogers was in charge of the music. In 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein had a hit right out of the starting gate with Oklahoma! , the musical was so great that it won a Pulitzer Prize.

Oklahoma! The first collaboration of Rodgers and Hammerstein was entitled Oklahoma! The idea of the musical came from a play called Green Grow the Lilacs, written by Lynn Riggs in 1931. This story is about the state of Oklahoma at the turn of the century, when the Indian Territory joined the United States. It is the story of a girl named Laurey Williams and her (sort of) love triangle with two boys by the names of Curley McClain and Jud Fry. Laurey is in love with Curley, but she attends a dance with Jud instead. At the dance, Curley surprised Laurey by bidding an enormous amount on the basket of food she has prepared. They soon marry, and after the wedding, Jud starts a fight with Curley, but he

In Tri-School Productions’ Oklahoma, the cast takes the audience back to Claremore, Oklahoma to demonstrate the events that took place in the wild west during the early 1900s. The musical conveyed the western theme provided the audience with plenty of comedy and suspicious scenes. There were many parts that included the entire cast singing and dancing, especially to “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” and “Oklahoma.” Both Curly, played by Holden Boger, and Laurey Williams, played by Isabella Torre, are one of the reasons why this musical was so successful. For some who have never seen Oklahoma, it may have been a bit confusing to watch at some points. It was difficult to catch on to names without looking at the programme. Many also noticed how this

In the year 1927, George D. Hay a director at Nashville radio station was in his preparation to kick off on his program that he introduced in the year 1925 (Kyriakoudes, 2004). The program was known as the WSM Barn Dance that was locally listened to and was also well known countrywide. When the program started, Hay introduced a mixture of comedy and “hillbilly” music entertainment which was off schedule and later on the conductor who was known as Walter Damrosch shut off the show which was airing at NBC network. They claimed that there was no place in the classics for realism as country music had no place for lyrics or for writing music that had reality inside them, (Kyriakoudes, 2004). However, it implies that Hay had introduced musicians on his show that had meaningful music which compiled of both entertainment and realism.

There are “move the plot” songs and “deepen character and theme” songs. Most Hamilton songs are both. Your song is:

Show: Oklahoma                         Date: 1930’s (Movie 1950’s) Music by: Richard Rodgers                    Book by: Oscar Hammerstein II Lyrics by: Oscar Hammerstein II               Choreography by: Agnes de Mille Location and time of story: 1930’s Oklahoma                Principal Characters: Curly – tenor Laurey – Soprano Ali Hakim – Speaking part Jud Fry –

On the evening of July 27th, I attended a production of “Carrie: The Musical” based on the novel “Carrie” by Stephen King. The musical was performed by Near West Theater in Cleveland and directed by Devon Turchan. The main character who name is Carrie White is an outcast through the entire play and her entire life you learn this when the other students talk about past experiences with Carrie. The main antagonist in the play is her very own mother Margaret White. Ms.White is a very religious woman that wants to protect Carrie from the dangers in the world and even herself, very overprotective women and to what I believe very crazy. The plot is brought to life by supporting characters/actors in the play who names are Sue Nell, Tommy Ross, Chris Hargensen, Billy Nolan, Miss Gardner. The actions of all these people building up and resting on carrier shoulders throughout the play cause her to find out she has powers. The end of Act II is when everything comes together Carrie who was invited to the prom by Tommy Ross in a generous gesture that was purposed by Sue Nell. The prom was going very well and Carrie was becoming carefree and was seeing everything she missed out on. Things took things for the worse when Chris and Tommy pour pigs blood on her when she won prom queen. Carrie took all the frustration and years of bullying and the powers she found out about she burned everyone alive at the prom. When she got home she was covered in blood and was crying her very own mom took

Two great writers of American musical theatre, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, had one idea in common. They wanted to present to the American public a new and revolutionary musical that would stand out above the rest. They wanted to make an impact on the societies of the era. They wanted to be creative and do something that was considered rebellious. When they finally combined their ideas together they created an American masterpiece in musical theatre: Oklahoma!. It was the first Rodgers and Hammerstein collaboration, starting the most successful creative partnership in the history of American musical theatre.

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