The Start of Broadway
Broadway theatre, also known simply as Broadway, refers to the theatrical performances presented in the 41 professional theatres, each with 500 or more seats, located in the Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Times Square through the decades...
Times Square through the decades...
Times Square through the decades...
Times Square through the decades...
Times Square through the decades...
Times Square through the decades...
Times Square through the decades...
Times Square through the decades...
Times Square through the decades...
Self Study #1
Deep Dive
Take a deep dive into Broadway theaters and learn more by watching more videos and reading “The Untold Stories of Broadway” by Jen Tepper
Click on the above picture to take you to: http://spotlightonbroadway.com/theaters
Choose one theater from the list of Broadway theater and do the following:
Click on the theater’s name
Watch the video
Read “About This Theatre”
“Theatre first became popular and present in New York in 1750 and is still going on to this day.”
Crash Course Theatre & The Black Crook
Watch both videos to get a little more information about Broadway and The Black Crook’s 150th anniversary staging!
“Black Crook Waltz”
“Very little is known about the music used in the original production of The Black Crook.”
Listen to the “Black Crook Waltz” from The Black Crook.
Create a recording of “You Naughty, Naughty Men” from The Black Crook
Take the charge at the end of the article, and play through the piano music and sing the lyrics to "You Naughty, Naughty Men" in a YouTube video (or file upload) and submit your entry.
The first theatre piece that conforms to the modern conception of a musical, adding dance and original music that helped to tell the story, is considered to be The Black Crook, which premiered in New York on September 12, 1866. The production was five-and-a-half hours long, but despite its length, it ran for a record-breaking 474 performances.
Think about: What do you think is the perfect length of a musical?
20 Benchmark Musicals
“Examine twenty of the benchmark titles that have evolved the form, impacted audiences, and demonstrated that extra something special…”