Musicals-101
  • SIX SINGULAR SENSATIONS
    • 1. DAMN YANKEES
    • 2. THE MUSIC MAN
  • BRITISH MUSICALS ON BWAY
    • BRITISH MUSICALS: COURSE INFO
    • 1 .Early Musical Theatre; Gilbert & Sullivan
    • 2. Noël Coward
    • 3. Sandy Wilson & David Heneker
    • 4. Bart; Newley & Bricusse
    • 5. Lloyd Webber I: Joseph & Jesus
    • 6. Lloyd Webber II: Evita
    • 7. Lloyd Webber III: Cats + Song & Dance
    • 8. Lloyd Webber IV: Phantom of the Opera
    • 9. Lloyd Webber V: Sunset Blvd & School of Rock
    • 10. European Pop Operas 1985-99
  • MUSICALS OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
    • SCHWARTZ: COURSE INFO
    • 1. Godspell
    • 2. Pippin
    • 3. Magic Show, Baker's Wife, Working
    • 4. Children of Eden; Movie Songs
    • 5. Wicked
  • OFF-BROADWAY CLASSICS
    • COURSE INFORMATION
    • 1. Threepenny Opera
    • 2. The Fantasticks
    • 3. Jacques Brel Is Alive . . .
    • 4. Godspell
    • 5. Little Shop of Horrors
    • 6. Forbidden Broadway
  • BROADWAY'S SILVER AGE, PART 2
    • COURSE INFO
    • 1. Intro; Berlin 1907-27
    • 2. Berlin: Broadway & Hollywood in the 1930s
    • 3. Berlin: Broadway & Hollywood in the 1940s
    • 4. Annie Get Your Gun
    • 5. Berlin on Broadway, 1948-62
    • 6. Porter's Early Life & Shows of 1920s
    • 7. Anything Goes
    • 8. Porter: Broadway & Hollywood, 1930s
    • 9. Porter: Broadway in 1940s; Kiss Me, Kate
    • 10. Porter: Broadway & Hollywood 1950s
    • Berlin & Porter Compilations
  • BROADWAY'S SILVER AGE, PART 1
    • 1. Intro; R&H 1919-27
    • 2. R&H 1928-34
    • 3. R&H Back on Broadway, 1935-37
    • 4. R&H Final works, 1938-43
    • 5. Gershwins: Intro & 1924-27
    • 6. Gershwins: 1928-32
    • 7. Gershwins: 1933-38
    • 8. Gershwins: Porgy & Bess; Ira after George
  • BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
    • 1. Fancy Free & On the Town
    • 2. Wonderful Town
    • 3. Candide
    • 4. West Side Story
    • 5. Mass & Other Works
  • HERMAN, BOCK & HARNICK 101
    • 1. Early Herman + Milk and Honey
    • 2. Hello, Dolly + Mame
    • 3. Dear World, Mack & Mabel, The Grand Tour
    • 4. La Cage aux Folles +
    • 5. Fiorello! + Tenderloin
    • 6. She Loves Me
    • 7. Fiddler on the Roof
    • 8. The Apple Tree
    • 9. The Rothschilds
  • PULITZER MUSICALS
    • 1. Of Thee I Sing (1932)
    • 1. Fiorello! (1960)
    • 2. South Pacific (1950)
    • 2. How to Succeed (1962)
    • 3. A Chorus Line (1976)
    • 4. Sunday in the Park with George (1985)
    • 5. Rent (1996)
    • 5. Next to Normal (2010)
    • 6. Hamilton (2016)
    • 6. A Strange Loop (2020)
  • THE WOMEN OF BROADWAY
    • 1. Rida Johnson Young; Dorothy Fields, Part I
    • 2. Dorothy Fields Part II
    • 3. Dorothy Fields Part III
    • 4. Comden & Green Part I
    • 5. Comden & Green Part II
    • 6. Carolyn Leigh
    • 7. Lynn Ahrens
    • 8. Ford & Cryer, Tesori (1)
    • 9. Tesori (2), others
    • 10 Anáis Mitchell
  • LOESSER, LERNER & LOEWE
    • 1. Early Loesser
    • 2. Where's Charley? & Guys and Dolls
    • 3. Guys and Dolls & HCA
    • 4. Most Happy Fella & Greenwillow
    • 5. How to Succeed
    • 6. Loesser Legacy; Brigadoon
    • 7. Paint Your Wagon; My Fair Lady
    • 8. My Fair Lady; Gigi
    • 9. Camelot
    • 10. The Little Prince; Lerner & Lowe Legacy
  • RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
    • ENCORE! CLASSES >
      • 1. R&H Before 1943
      • 2. Oklahoma!
      • 3. Carousel
      • 4. South Pacific
      • 5. The King and I
      • 6. The Sound of Music
    • FALL 2019 CLASSES >
      • 1. Hammerstein
      • 2. Rodgers (& Hart)
      • 6. Allegro, Me & Juliet, Pipe Dream
      • 8. State Fair, Cinderella, & Flower Drum Song
      • 10. Rodgers Alone & Legacy
  • KANDER & EBB
    • 1. Early Careers & Flora
    • 2. Cabaret
    • 3. Cabaret 2
    • 4. Happy Time, Zorba, 70G70
    • 5. Chicago
    • 6. Chicago 2
    • 7. NYNY, Act, Rink
    • 8. Woman, World, Steel Pier
    • 9. Kiss of Spider Woman & Visit
    • 10. Curtains & The Scottsboro Boys
  • RESOURCES

October 7

Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn as Julie and Billy in the "Live from Lincoln Center" broadcast of 2013.

Class Preparation

  • Read Chapter 4 ("Bustin' Out") of Purdum's Something Wonderful. Also read the part of Chapter 9 ("Beyond Broadway") about the making of the film of Carousel (pages 243-246).
  • A few years ago, "Live from Lincoln Center" broadcast a "semi-staged" concert performance of Carousel starring Kelli O'Hara, Jesse Mueller, Nathan Gunn, and Stephanie Blythe. This performance is available on DVD/Blu-Ray and by streaming on Amazon Prime (free to Prime members).

Handouts

  • Class Slides (Handout edition)

Links to Videos Referenced in Today's Presentation

  • Opening (Carousel Waltz) of the 2018 Broadway Revival. This is, apparently, an entire performance, recorded from the balcony. (Proceed at your own risk!)
  • "If I Loved You" (Bench Scene) from NY Philharmonic Concert version with Kelli O'Hara and Nathan Gunn
  • "If I Loved You" with Jan Clayton and John Raitt (original cast members)--from a television special in 1954
  • "Blow High, Blow Low" from the 2018 revival as performed on the 2018 Tony Awards Broadcast (choreography by Justin Peck)
  • "Soliloquy"--sung by Julian Ovenden at the 2010 Proms Concert at the Royal Albert Hall
  • "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" sung by Kelli O'Hara in the NY Philharmonic concert performance.
  •  Louise's Act II Ballet with Susan Luckey & Jacques D'Amboise--Choreography by Rod Abernathy "derived from the original by Agnes DeMille”
  • Ending of the 1956 Film of Carousel
  • Jessye Norman sings "You'll Never Walk Alone"

Additional Links related to Carousel

  • "Press Reels" (40 minutes of filmed excerpts) from the 1994 Broadway revival directed by Nicholas Hytner, for which Audra McDonald won a Tony Award for playing Carrie. Midway through there are excerpts of the national tour featuring Patrick Wilson as Billy.
  • Louise's Ballet: Black and white film of complete DeMille choreography with members of the original cast and piano accompaniment. Speculation is that it was filmed to provide DeMille with a record of her work.

Class Evaluation (written feedback using OLLI form)

What worked?
  • Most people were satisfied with the depth and pace of the classes.
What would make it even better?
  • End on time
  • Speak a little louder
  • Offer a class on Berlin, Lerner & Lowe, and Bernstein
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  • SIX SINGULAR SENSATIONS
    • 1. DAMN YANKEES
    • 2. THE MUSIC MAN
  • BRITISH MUSICALS ON BWAY
    • BRITISH MUSICALS: COURSE INFO
    • 1 .Early Musical Theatre; Gilbert & Sullivan
    • 2. Noël Coward
    • 3. Sandy Wilson & David Heneker
    • 4. Bart; Newley & Bricusse
    • 5. Lloyd Webber I: Joseph & Jesus
    • 6. Lloyd Webber II: Evita
    • 7. Lloyd Webber III: Cats + Song & Dance
    • 8. Lloyd Webber IV: Phantom of the Opera
    • 9. Lloyd Webber V: Sunset Blvd & School of Rock
    • 10. European Pop Operas 1985-99
  • MUSICALS OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
    • SCHWARTZ: COURSE INFO
    • 1. Godspell
    • 2. Pippin
    • 3. Magic Show, Baker's Wife, Working
    • 4. Children of Eden; Movie Songs
    • 5. Wicked
  • OFF-BROADWAY CLASSICS
    • COURSE INFORMATION
    • 1. Threepenny Opera
    • 2. The Fantasticks
    • 3. Jacques Brel Is Alive . . .
    • 4. Godspell
    • 5. Little Shop of Horrors
    • 6. Forbidden Broadway
  • BROADWAY'S SILVER AGE, PART 2
    • COURSE INFO
    • 1. Intro; Berlin 1907-27
    • 2. Berlin: Broadway & Hollywood in the 1930s
    • 3. Berlin: Broadway & Hollywood in the 1940s
    • 4. Annie Get Your Gun
    • 5. Berlin on Broadway, 1948-62
    • 6. Porter's Early Life & Shows of 1920s
    • 7. Anything Goes
    • 8. Porter: Broadway & Hollywood, 1930s
    • 9. Porter: Broadway in 1940s; Kiss Me, Kate
    • 10. Porter: Broadway & Hollywood 1950s
    • Berlin & Porter Compilations
  • BROADWAY'S SILVER AGE, PART 1
    • 1. Intro; R&H 1919-27
    • 2. R&H 1928-34
    • 3. R&H Back on Broadway, 1935-37
    • 4. R&H Final works, 1938-43
    • 5. Gershwins: Intro & 1924-27
    • 6. Gershwins: 1928-32
    • 7. Gershwins: 1933-38
    • 8. Gershwins: Porgy & Bess; Ira after George
  • BERNSTEIN ON BROADWAY
    • 1. Fancy Free & On the Town
    • 2. Wonderful Town
    • 3. Candide
    • 4. West Side Story
    • 5. Mass & Other Works
  • HERMAN, BOCK & HARNICK 101
    • 1. Early Herman + Milk and Honey
    • 2. Hello, Dolly + Mame
    • 3. Dear World, Mack & Mabel, The Grand Tour
    • 4. La Cage aux Folles +
    • 5. Fiorello! + Tenderloin
    • 6. She Loves Me
    • 7. Fiddler on the Roof
    • 8. The Apple Tree
    • 9. The Rothschilds
  • PULITZER MUSICALS
    • 1. Of Thee I Sing (1932)
    • 1. Fiorello! (1960)
    • 2. South Pacific (1950)
    • 2. How to Succeed (1962)
    • 3. A Chorus Line (1976)
    • 4. Sunday in the Park with George (1985)
    • 5. Rent (1996)
    • 5. Next to Normal (2010)
    • 6. Hamilton (2016)
    • 6. A Strange Loop (2020)
  • THE WOMEN OF BROADWAY
    • 1. Rida Johnson Young; Dorothy Fields, Part I
    • 2. Dorothy Fields Part II
    • 3. Dorothy Fields Part III
    • 4. Comden & Green Part I
    • 5. Comden & Green Part II
    • 6. Carolyn Leigh
    • 7. Lynn Ahrens
    • 8. Ford & Cryer, Tesori (1)
    • 9. Tesori (2), others
    • 10 Anáis Mitchell
  • LOESSER, LERNER & LOEWE
    • 1. Early Loesser
    • 2. Where's Charley? & Guys and Dolls
    • 3. Guys and Dolls & HCA
    • 4. Most Happy Fella & Greenwillow
    • 5. How to Succeed
    • 6. Loesser Legacy; Brigadoon
    • 7. Paint Your Wagon; My Fair Lady
    • 8. My Fair Lady; Gigi
    • 9. Camelot
    • 10. The Little Prince; Lerner & Lowe Legacy
  • RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
    • ENCORE! CLASSES >
      • 1. R&H Before 1943
      • 2. Oklahoma!
      • 3. Carousel
      • 4. South Pacific
      • 5. The King and I
      • 6. The Sound of Music
    • FALL 2019 CLASSES >
      • 1. Hammerstein
      • 2. Rodgers (& Hart)
      • 6. Allegro, Me & Juliet, Pipe Dream
      • 8. State Fair, Cinderella, & Flower Drum Song
      • 10. Rodgers Alone & Legacy
  • KANDER & EBB
    • 1. Early Careers & Flora
    • 2. Cabaret
    • 3. Cabaret 2
    • 4. Happy Time, Zorba, 70G70
    • 5. Chicago
    • 6. Chicago 2
    • 7. NYNY, Act, Rink
    • 8. Woman, World, Steel Pier
    • 9. Kiss of Spider Woman & Visit
    • 10. Curtains & The Scottsboro Boys
  • RESOURCES