November 21, 2024: Too Big to Ignore: European Pop Operas that Came to Broadway by Way of London's West End: Les Misérables (1985), Chess (1986), Miss Saigon (1989),Mamma Mia! (1999)
Class Preparation
Recommended Reading:
- Broadway: The American Musical: "Cameron Mackintosh and the British Invasion," pages 368-371 (NOTE: this is a repeat of the suggested reading for Class 8 if you didn't read it before, or if you want a refresher.)
- Handout of Key Class 10 slides
- Class 10 Selected Lyrics
Links & Playlists
Culminating Playlist:
- Our Favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber Songs (22 songs total--from the surveys submitted by class members)
- Handout showing the results of the survey (Slides used in class to show many participated, ranking of songs, etc.)
- Les Misérables (Original 1985 London Cast Recording with Colm Wilkinson, Roger Allam, Patti LuPone, Michael Ball, Rebecca Caine, & Frances Ruffelle)
- Chess (Original1988 Broadway Cast Recording with Judy Kuhn, David Carroll, Philip Castoff, and Marcia Mitzman)
- Miss Saigon (Original 1990 London Cast Recording with Jonathan Pryce & Lea Salonga)
- Mamma Mia! (Original 1999 London Cast Recording)
- Class 10 Videos (those shown in class)
- Additional Selections from Les Misérables (contains link to complete 10th anniversary concert)
- Additional Selections from Chess
- Additional Selections from Miss Saigon
- Additional Selections from Mamma Mia! (from the 2008 movie with Meryl Streep)