Overview Assignment No. 2: Musical Models

Select two of your favorite musicals:

Please select a show you do not know from the following list and do the same:

The work you do in this assignment will serve as a reference as we work through the concepts in the upcoming lessons. Sometimes the concepts we discuss will be easy to see in shows you know very welland sometimes they will be easier to see in shows you do not know as well. In addition, the three showsmay serve as models as you move forward composing for the musical theatre — even if you write in avery different style. Please let me know which three shows you select!

Identify the main character(s)

Identify the second character(s)

List all other characters.

Create a scene-by-scene outline —

Showboat (1927)

Kiss Me, Kate (1948)

South Pacific (1949)

Guys And Dolls (1950)

Candide (1956)

The Most Happy Fella (1956)

My Fair Lady (1956)

The Music Man (1957)

She Loves Me (1963)

Cabaret (1966)

A Little Night Music (1973)

They’re Playing Our Song (1978)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1985)

Aspects of Love (1989)

The Secret Garden (1991)

Passion (1994)

Avenue Q (2003)

Billy Elliot (2005)

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4.• Include all song titles in their appropriate places;• Write in paragraph form;• Be careful to clarify action which takes place during music as well as between songs.